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# The Aten
- URL: https://www.hawkword.com/poetry/the-aten/
- Published: 2021-07-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2021-07-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Description: only a melancholy fool whose day is turning into night does not appreciate this jewel and its extraordinary might
- Author: A. Gee
- Tags: Poetry, Allpoetry Import, #Import 2026-04-25 19:56

only a melancholy fool  
whose day is turning into night  
does not appreciate this jewel  
and its extraordinary might

your worship once a punished cult  
old Akhenaten's parting gift  
with Tutankhamun's failed revolt  
and your demotion, sharp and swift

but Moses likely understood  
the value of the one true god  
in driving his unruly brood  
the Levites were his trusted squad

it's not for naught that your bright rays  
continue symbolizing Him  
the light you give, split our by phase  
a sign for every hope and dream

the fool that said there's nothing new  
under your blessed warming rays  
each day you labor, that is true  
but all are precious, seize all days

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**Author notes:** https://allpoetry.com/contest/2783637---PHOTO-PROMPT---Photograph-taken-by-Robert