Dawn

 

Before a landscape devoid of shapes

darkness a concealing cloak

a blanket, a covering draped

Then there edges a glimpse of light

nudging a soporific world

A soundless explosion soon unleashed

a brilliance emblazoned, all pervasive

all consuming in its might

A star of indefinable shape

golden, searing and searching all about

The earth, sky and sea transformed

into rich colours of their own given identity

A searching light entering

crevices and gullies usually out of sight

A skulking shadow tastes its scan

from which every infamy flees

A warmth, a friendship of assurance

advances life, impells its growth

Vision restored and enhanced

enriched to capture all reality

The sun is up, it has risen

from a prison behind dark bars

the phanton of night to banish

to send scurrying away

all that is dark and sinister

All is laid bare on a fitting stage

the magnificence and splendour

which is our temporary abode

A gift, a blessing and a respite

The sun, our star brings forth abundant light