Hold Back the Dawn
One early morning in May
Just before the break of day,
I spied a haggard looking Sun
Appearing to be on the run,
Bedraggled but feigning zest
Oh, was seen rising from the west!
Sneaking behind some clouds,
Like a thief hiding in shrouds,
Scurrying towards home eastwise,
From where each morn he must rise.
The sun it seems got lost,
Carousing out and about
after all night on a hot date
with a pretty twinkling starlet,
Dancing away to the rhythm and rhyme,
Alas, the sun failed to rise on time!
Scared of what Mother Nature would say
Why didn't he in the east stay,
And terrified of Father Time
the sun could not smile or shine.
The day failed to dawn that way,
And the world got to sleep another day!
Story Poem contest by Carol Eastman
Copyright © Abdul Malik | Year Posted 2015
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