A Misty Dawn

Against the hazy sky Mountains, seen grotesque Frightening monsters, poking out Here, there and all around In the glinting darkness The ravine, like a mythical snake Gapes its mouth Mist hovers, The leaves are tear stained By the Night's frozen grief. In stealthy steps, With the jingle of anklets, The wind comes to shake off the drops And down they drip one by one As the grass below shiver At the sudden shock. The leaves, rid of the load, flutter- Faint stir of life! From a distant habitation The rooster, in sharp notes Sounds the siren. The East bleeds, As shafts of gold cuts through her breast. Darkness recedes, Birds begin to chirp. Slowly, Slowly, parting curtains The day emerges Like a lazy boy Disinclined to be roused from sleep