a.m.

6:09

peering into the dark

I am confident

that the sun will rise

as predicted

the

shadowy

               shapes

                   of

               trees

         writhe

            in

         the

              wind

the cloud banks pink luminous even before

6:09

but when the night

had no wizards

to make comforting

pronouncements

how

long

the

dark

before

6:09