John Lawless Poet Free verse

AWAITING SUNRISE

The days come
Speed bumps
On unchartered roads
The hum of life
Easing a sunrise
Into grayness
A gauntlet dropped
Out of sight

The night follows
A cold moon
Admiring itself
In an idle pond
Life’s hum
Lurking in darkness

Awaiting sunrise

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Karen Jones December 8, 2025 at 3:09 AM John this is very beautiful! I love the imagery!

Valsa George December 7, 2025 at 7:31 PM Time speeds away and the day gives way to greyness as a gauntlet dropped out of sight. Pithy and beautiful. John Lawless December 8, 2025 at 11:50 AM Thanks Valsa, for the visit and the comment...

sara Etgen-Baker December 7, 2025 at 5:01 PM there's beauty in the tone of this poem; I especially liked A gauntlet dropped Out of sight Faving John Lawless December 8, 2025 at 11:47 AM thank you, I appreciate the fave and the visit...