Morning Dove
I sit quietly
waiting for dawn's rebirth
the dewdrops moist beneath me
hands flat upon the earth

To the west darkness lingers
but I face the eastern light
knowing dawn's gentle fingers
will dispell the black of night

A palette of pastel color
meanders slowly across the sky
like the touch of a tender lover
caressing my chin, my mouth, my eyes

I rise then in joyous wonder
for as the sun lights the sky above
the last of night is torn asunder
by the wings of a morning dove
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Copywrite 2001 Maria G. Abernathey
Artwork by Jim Warren
"Peaceful Morning"