Updated September 23, 2019 | Infoplease Staff Break of DayStay, O sweet, and do not rise; The light that shines comes from thine eyes; The day breaks not, it is my heart, Because that you and I must part. Stay, or else my joys will die, And perish in their infancy. John Donne: Air and Angels American Indian Heritage Month John Donne: Break of Day .com/t/lit/donne-songs-sonnets/break-of-day.html Sources Our Common Sources