The morning light

Standing here at the break of day

When the morning twilight is forced away

When the cry of birdsong stretches far and near

And that bright yellow ball, the sun starts to appear

 

Clouds that in time will fill the sky

Unless with the heat they boil and fry

Or the wind it picks up and blows them away

Then maybe we will have a glorious day

 

The grass in the fields bends softly to and fro

As the crows they gather and off foraging they go

Chaffinches sing a most beautiful song

It could be one of those days where little goes wrong

 

Through the bedroom window just at the edge of sight

Lay another picture in the morning light

Cars on a motorway, nose to tail tempers high

Everyone rushing as the day goes by

 

For me I think breakfast out here on the lawn

And watch the events of this beautiful dawn

Watching nature as it makes its way

Stretching and waking at the start of the day


Copyright © 2005 Leslie Tomlinson
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