| General Poetry
posted December 4, 2019 |
Haibun
Winter Dawn
The morning was still covered in a pall of darkness as I rose at 6 a.m to catch an early train. An hour later, rummaging in my attic office for work documents, I was stopped in my tracks by the glimmer of dawn light beginning to filter through the skylight. Glancing eastward, I stood in awe at the sight of the dawn breaking. Soon saffron-orange-yellow light was taking over the eastern sky. This kaleidoscope of light melted the dawn darkness, giving way to a crisp,cold December morning.
This miracle of dawn takes place every day, of course. Many of us don't have time to notice in our now almost, permanent rush-hour world.
Some seven or so hours later, I took a detour on my return, to take a brisk walk in the local park.
The winter sun, low in the sky, glinted magically on the pond, illuminating the resident pair of adult swans gliding gracefully.
Due to recent torrential rains, the streams flowed full-throated along. The water was crystal clear, pebbles at the bottom clearly visible. A lone heron stood gracefully by the water's edge. A few joggers and strollers worked their way around the pathways.
Nature Fest !
a winter dawn brings
vivid colors from the east
such iridescence!
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