In the Dawn of the Day

Our relationship with Mother Earth and the course of how we exist daily.

 

In the dawn of the day

when the silence of morning arises

and swiftly pulls off the blanket of night

that covered all of yesterdays sorrows,

mistakes, and sorrowful plights.

 

And the pretty dew drops of early showers

left behind leave trails of tears,

the sadness of earth seeping into the world,

a downpour of emotions that drench

all life forms in a power unfurled.

 

It's then the air is crisp and and sharply tuned,

playing a song of merciful beginning and renewal,

forgiving us our ignorance and repairing

as much as can be from what we've ruined.

 

How beautiful, that pardoning so undeserved,

we children of Mother Earth;

so stately in evergreens that loom over lands,

she thirsts for rain that will cleanse and purify

her body so defiled and tainted with contraband.

 

The hands that till her soil, caress her blossoms,

imprint soft bodies into the earth when lost in passionate embrace,

these same hands strike pain, destroy fragility of being

through writings for gain, and wipe tears of desolation away

as they hold life in their sway.

 

Shame and fame tinged with the course of wind

that circles the world, and we breathe it in,

basking in each others moments.

 

We live in a labyrinth with no entrance or end,

a maze of twists and turns that we were born into with no say.

A bittersweet existence, living in No Man's Land,

and at the apex of all, we are on constant display.

 

Reviews

[Euro]

This poem is very, very beautiful!
I love the last stanza; deep and clear
Great job!
-Penelope H.

[Writer *78*]

i love this poem and your work seriously every time i read your pieces its as if im stepping back in time, when i reach the end i feel renewed. yet again your writing has given me a different outlook on the world we live in thus changing my life once more. thank you.

[Writer *78*]

i also like the sense of Greek mythology in this as well if im right its Gaia for the goddess of Earth.

[Melody Telleria]

Yes it is Gaia, I love mythology and I have always been fascinated by prospect of having an Earth mother, as the long ago religion that preceded all others, the worship of the Goddess.
I'm so happy you feel renewed when you read my work. It's very humbling to have that effect. I tend to lean towards living in the past and so I understand how you feel that you step back in time. I love that.

[Writer *78*]

your work does that to me i don't know how or why it just does. im also fascinated with greek mythology as well. im going to go back and read my mythology book today to learn more about the Gods so thank you