clouds mar the pre-dawn sky charcoal smudges on a navy canvas fog has settled in the bottom lands its ghostly shroud obscuring sight to the east, a lightening commences the palette of sky fading hues of blue ever lighter ‘till only the barest hint of blue remains upon the horizon as the sun peeks over the edge of the world with it are brought orange, pink, and yellow illuminated by the incoming dawn the charcoal smudges remain, taking on tones of magenta and plum the bottom land fog is blinding now each miniscule droplet a tiny prism refracting the meager light of the newborn sun as the sun comes out of hiding it brings a clarity to the world around me trees, once black blobs in the darkened background can now begin to be seen in detail silent witnesses to the waking of the day the eastern sky now glows richly bright clouds haloed in neon pink and orange while the western sky competes in opposition still asleep and night darkened and on continues the sun, an angel rising driving back the darkness and its fears till once again all are enlightened and the clouds become cotton candy puffs lazily drifting across a Blue Curacao sky as the sun rises into the heavens and chases away the blanketed fog. Line Count: 32 Free Verse |