Another Dawn

ANOTHER DAWN The morning winces as a new day begins Mired in the half slumber of a restless night And reluctant to engage whilst half awake Like a trembling foot hovering over the brake Good humoured dawn greetings sound trite And the fading moon just knowingly grins Dawn comes around so quickly these days No chance or time to complete a dream What a critical daily role to have acquired As the demand is that all shall be inspired When night’s blanket is loose at the seam But it’s the diurnal clock that one obeys There’s no respite with this job for eternity Day after day, just subtle seasonal changes None can detect my initial blurred vision My tired eyes can see no changed decision The world still turns, and gravity engages My half sister moon, no shared paternity 13 Sept 2022, '2022 Poetry Marathon Mile 14', Sponsor=Mark Toney