As the Dawn Pierces

Waiting and watching

anticipation ripens

As the dawn pierces the eastern sky

hope pierces my heart

the night can be so long and lonely

few linger to feel it

and taste the dewy darkness;

But when the sun is born anew

and breaks through the horizongate

Those made ready are able

to receive the tardy embrace.

The earth is flooded

engulfed

drenched in golden joy

this is how days start.