Comes the Dawn

The hour past midnight
   as the clock taps seconds into minutes
   and restless, i toss in my bed.
The sighs and moans of listless
   in seeking rest and sleep
   while darkness grows in my head.
The lights of distant  houses diminish
   extinguished like the end of day
   drawing closure and silence to its noise.
Stars twinkle and faintly dance
   as the walls draw down
   around the world in nightime pause.
Gentle breezes tease and play the chimes
   into ringing clear and loud
  then hushed into the quiet stillness of early morning.
Dreams rise instructive, silly and scary
   as blackness begins to fade
   disappearing in the faint light of rising dawn.
It is the earth they say, that revolves
   but it is we, who awake and rise
   as comes the dawn.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2016

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