AUTUMN

Sunrise - Pen & Ink Sketch  11/2024

 

AUTUMN

On the horizon there’s a faint sliver of light,

that  slowly grows ,announcing 

the end of night. 

Leafless trees lining the shore of the northern lake ,

are reflected in its cold still water.

The sky turns to hues of red. 

The sun shyly rises above the horizon, its warmth 

stirs the cold still water, and wakens mist,

that swirls across the lake, like ballerinas, 

they greet the morning. 

And then, it’s over. 

The sun in all its glory

frees itself from the horizon. 

Frost,

that settled throughout the night 

retreats, the ballerinas, slowly return 

to the cold still water.

 Raven,

wakened from its slumber by the light,

greets the silence of the morning, 

and soars to heights from which to view,

remnants of the night.

Autumn on a northern lake.