Day Break

The moon hangs like a giant orb in the sky,
so the Morepork ends his plaintif cry.
As the new day begins,
cicadas begin their incessant din.
The rising sun turns the tree tops to a golden green,
It is dawn, truly a beautiful scene.

The Morepork is a New Zealand native owl.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2007

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