Dawn

High above these walls of iron
in purpleshaded mist,
i stand in awe
of coloring sky,
my mental eye transfixed;
the sun all red and throbbing orange,
slowly starts to rise
into warm and gratefull arms
of pink and purple skies.
. . . . . . . .
Daybreak from the
roof of the brewhouse
Longview, Texas
Saturday morning
July, 1977