Inquiring minds want to know,
is it always darkest before the dawn?
Why not soon after the midnight hour
or halfway between sundown and sunup?
What if the moon abides a 'lil longer?
Wouldn't that throw a wrench into things?
Also, consider what phase Luna's in.
Moreover, to be the darkest
an overcast sky would help,
for if beneath a cloudless sky,
wouldn't stars dim darkness out?
Finally, we need to define
if dawn arrives with the rising sun,
or is it the moment in time when
a first beam lights a lightless heaven,
which may be hours before daybreak.
To end this perplexing proposition,
let's ask, when is the darkness darkest
or the lightness lightest at either pole?
