
DAWNING Red upon the sky She waits With fingers dug Deep inside To draw down the sun. All are eyes All are words With warnings As if capture or conquest As if love were war And watching her none knew If she were free from harm, "Oh, be careful, Oh, don't shine Oh, amazement of wonderment Oh, thou shalt be dust!" And upon a newer river Were surprised at her Ship's mast sailing past. She must have known something Raw courage culled from hopes Or perhaps she'd had a vision Gazed into pools or fires during Winter For now we see impossible light Filling the sky Where we once worried STANLEY GEMMELL For Dawn Sullivan January 31, 2011Model:Dawn