…interruption of the night.

Aurora

A sharp spark of dawn intrudes on the dark,

it limns the sentry line of trees

that mutely guard the wetlands,

it draws the eye but has no style,

is not sun, and scarcely bright,

yet augurs interruption of the night.

May 2, 2020

Published in Sep-Oct 2022 issue of Creative Inspirations

My poem “Aurora” was published in my fifth collection of 53 poems, My first name was rain: A dreamery of poems. You can buy it on Amazon (paperback and Kindle), or get it free in Kindle Unlimited (search for “Richard Carl Subber”).

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