A New Day Dawns

The moment before dawn
As the eastern sky lightens imperceptibly.
I watch as the clouds take form, dark and brooding
Until colour seeps over the rooftops,
Silver becoming burnished gold
As it weaves through the branches framing my view
Higher and higher the light
Until the sky is suffused with oranges, pinks and mauves
Heralding the arrival of Earth's life force
The Sun.
A new day begins, a constant wonder
Since the dawn of time itself.