I slipped out the door to explore

the darkness still holding dear

to early morning hours



Guided by a luminous moon

I followed the path, soothed by silence

as the world around me slept



Reaching the place where soft waves

caressed the waiting shore, everything

became suddenly new



Things that are and yet could be

seemed insignificant when viewed

beneath a painted sky



Unforeseen and unexpected awareness

of the majesty found in the perfect sunrise

broke the tenuous link to yesterday





photo: Mine – The Boardwalk, Niantic, CT



prompts: Friday Phrases, WyldeVerse, Tasty Poem