Easter Dawn
The air is cool and hesitant.
Stars twinkle out slowly
as the black sky gives way
to the promise of the hidden sun.
Feelings of longing, belief,
and hope fill my body
and surge with unspeakable joy!
Expectant grays give way
to the pink, orange, and yellow of dawn
as the light of the young sun
rises slowly over dark shadowed trees.
People gather as the sky deepens to blue.
The excited chatter and songs of the birds
lift our hearts that rise
with the steady strokes of wings,
rising towards the unknowable
Presence.
Mark Liebenow
