Dawn

10th June

OK so it's been a while since I've posted anything here on my blog. I have no excuses, except to say that I haven't felt the least bit inspired. My mind has been in a bit of a foggy place where thinking at all has been an effort that I've tried to avoid .. Just feels like hard work... Well, just to point out that I am still there , but there is also a little bit of me that can't help wanting to talk to you all. And to find out what is going on with all of my readers. By the way, thanks for all your lovely comments. They really do keep my spirits up. Knowing that someone - anyone - has enjoyed and appreciated some words of mine gives me such encouragement.

So, with it being June,  the weather being so good, the sun coming up so early, I was reminded of  a time in the past when we went out to meet the dawn.....

Dawn

Before the other campers stir,

In the anonymous womb of darkness,

The world is at rest 

Before the forest wakes 

The "almost light" of just before dawn

Says goodbye to the night.

Tent sides damp with hope of  the new day,

You breathe in the fresh promise of morning,

And slowly, anticipating, open your eyes ,

Turn -  see their little bodies- still, quiet,

Curled up in sleeping bags

Just moments before awakening.

As the birds begin their greeting,

In the half light 

You crawl around, finding

Trousers, trainers jumpers- falling 

Into one another, rubbing your eyes,

Whispering, whispering shared secrets.

The zip - noisy - breaks into 

The mystery of  dawn,

And out you step onto the dewy grass

And creep, staying close together,into the forest,

The dark being coaxed away 

By the light of the new day. 

The universe is unveiled before you

With only the sound of your breathing

All around you is coming to life

And then the little one nudges you 

Excitedly - points a little way ahead

And you all stop, thrilled.

There, grazing in the early morn

A herd of deer.

You keep as still as a mountain ,

And stare, mouths wide open,

For ages, until, spooked, they run off,

You return to the tent

For hot chocolate and toast