The air is so still
Life seems held in stasis
In hushed anticipation
Of the day to come.
A soft pink streak
Hugs the horizon
One final embrace
Of the dawn
Before the moon
Hands the reins to the sun.
A few tentative birdcalls
Span the divide
Melting away
In the day’s mellow hues.
I take in a lungful
Of this life-giving breath
Charging my cells
For another day on Earth.
Thank you, Divine Mother
For the gifts you bestow
Not least among them,
The glorious dawn.
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A beautiful poem, very skilfully & delicately written, Anita!