New Day

The voice of the night 
Shrouded in hushed tones
Shadows swift and unendingly changing shape
As though on an uneasy but protracted break.

The land in silence is laid
Dancing and merrymaking having gone to rest
Rumination at its peak, roaming at its ebb
Beings crouching behind closed bars.

Grimly hidden from sight is the laughing sun
Left only with the bold stare of the moon
The stars scantily twinkling on and off
Every sound magnified as though a boom.

We hear again, early on the morrow
The proud piercing strill of the strutting cock
Giving life to silence and shadows alike
Awaking great but otherwise sleeping giants.

We were dead but now we rise
With strength recovered and renewed
Bustling energies ready to face the new day's challenges
Thanking God for a safe passage through the tunnel.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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Agustin Avatar
November 14, 2024 at 11:00 PM
Thanks for sharing this... exposing your thoughts through your unique poetic style. Meanwhile, I greet you with the love of the Lord, expressed by John 3:16 of the Bible, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Be blessed.
A   Avatar
March 6, 2016 at 6:39 AM
Nice to see this one again
A  Avatar
January 7, 2016 at 8:00 PM
JEDIDIAH, enjoyed reading your poem... HUGS **SKAT**
Adeite Avatar
July 5, 2010 at 12:51 PM
hey, great Nigerian poet here at the soup. You are welcome to the best poetry family in the world, keep writing. Love. your Nigerian bro. Adeleke
Brown Avatar
July 2, 2010 at 6:36 AM
You write excellent! You take me there.
Spence Sr Avatar
June 30, 2010 at 10:55 AM
This is such an excellent poem regarding a "New Day." It flows with grace and strength of fortitude. The closing stanza really brings the poem home. Welcome to Poetry Soup and keep writing. Blessings, Joseph
A   Avatar
June 26, 2010 at 7:35 PM
A lovely write, enjoyed...P.D.
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