Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, DAYBREAK, by EDYTHE BARRETT GOELTZ


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DAYBREAK, by                    
First Line: The morning air, yet clean and pure
Last Line: A new day is born.
Subject(s): Light; Morning


The morning air, yet clean and pure
Was not yet tinged with the dust of a summer's day.
I see leaves stir ever so faintly
And the birds become quieter and less impatient in their summons to the early
riser.

One,
Two, then three small bodies soar heavenward,
While slowly,
Slowly now the sun creeps on high,
And with each step carefully folds back the night's damp blanket
Carefully, very carefully
So as to rouse her sleeping children gently.
The white mist now leaves the grass for a shining green
Each blade glistens and sparkles in its morning freedom.
Each flower unfolds
Nods and lifts its drowsy head.
The bushes in their turn are wakened
And rise to greet the trees.
As the last dew leaves the shimmering housetops
It is deftly folded aside for another night.
A lazy butterfly shakes its wings,
First unsteadily,
Then suddenly bursts into a restless flight for the day.
Now the last damp shadow has departed
Everything is bright,
A new day is born.





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