Up it rises
from lands down under
a spectacular sight
a morning wonder.
The sunrise in all its glory
coming in reds, orange and peach.
Ruby, gold and aquamarine
colours out of reach.
waving majestically
merging with the grey and the blue.
Azure, scarlet and lemon yellow
shadows of birds from whence they flew.
Captured in a lens
the vision to one's soul
clouds sifting through smog
as dense as Cornish coal.
The mist around the moon clears
the sun begins to warm crispy leaves
fog drapes around ditches
lying as thick as thieves.
Cobwebs, now not aglow
with the early morning rise
spiders with smiles
capturing their meaty prize.
The day begins,
birds start to sing
children charging to school
as their bell begins to ring.