Emily Dickinson Lexicon

dawn (-s), n. [ON dagan, dawn.] (webplay: beginning, break, day, first, light, morning, opening, rise, serenity, soul, sunrise, time).

1. Morning; sunrise; beginning of the new day; (see Job 3:9).
2. Rebirth; renewal; resurgence; revitalization.
3. Immortality; eternity; afterlife.
4. Newness; freshness; novelty; excitement.
5. Hope; light; love.