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JUST BEFORE DAWN
I awoke, but the dawn was no where to be found
Moonlight however, held sway against this fabric
Of night; gibbous and silent, observing the sound
That sleep had woven into a somnolent city cocoon
I sighed, since the dawn was no where to be found
Not knowing the fullness of this plight i stumbled
Out of bed, no qualms, to bare feet on the ground
For such is that nameless void, in-between-stage
Whereby star and moon this city had been bound
Grackle, Tanager, Kiskadee, where are your songs
I mused, but the dawn was no where to be found
© gillena cox 2019 JUST BEFORE DAWN

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19 comments:

  1. Old EggMay 22, 2019 at 8:03 AM

    Come on lttle one, we are all tired, get back to bed and try to go to sleep.

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  2. Gillena CoxMay 22, 2019 at 9:37 AM

    😊thank you for dropping by Robin

    Much🖤love

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  3. Sumana RoyMay 22, 2019 at 10:38 AM

    Aw...dawn is in bird throat. Let them wake up first :)

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  4. Gillena CoxMay 22, 2019 at 11:09 AM

    ☺indeed Sumana, tha ks for dropping by
    Much🖤love

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  5. LoriMay 22, 2019 at 11:32 AM

    I like those mornings where you wake up on the cusp of everything. Even before the birds begin their day. It's like all the world is your own. Quiet and peaceful and waiting for dawn.

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    1. Gillena CoxMay 22, 2019 at 12:04 PM

      Thank you for your appreciation Susan

      Much🖤love

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  6. Sherry Blue SkyMay 22, 2019 at 11:34 AM

    Waiting for birdsong and morning is such a sleepy time.......before one has to Get Busy!

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    1. Gillena CoxMay 22, 2019 at 12:04 PM

      Thank you for your appreciation Sherry

      Much🖤love

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  7. Eileen T O'Neill .....May 22, 2019 at 3:21 PM

    Birdsong is my new alarm call, long before intended!!

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    1. Gillena CoxMay 22, 2019 at 4:14 PM

      Thank you for your appreciation Eileen

      Much🖤love

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  8. SusanMay 22, 2019 at 5:39 PM

    "Not knowing the fullness of this plight i stumbled
    Out of bed, no qualms . . . " OH! May we not have to enter that time for eons, if ever, may we have a false pause, a brief pause, and then may all start up again.

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  9. Gillena CoxMay 22, 2019 at 6:06 PM

    ☺☺☺thanks for dropping by Susan

    Much🖤love

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  10. ThotpurgeMay 23, 2019 at 1:21 AM

    Like the repetition of dawn was nowhere to be found.

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    1. Gillena CoxMay 23, 2019 at 9:46 AM

      Thanks for your appreciation Rajani

      Much🖤love

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  11. Kim M. RussellMay 23, 2019 at 2:28 AM

    I’m often up when dawn is nowhere to be found, Gillena, so this poem really resonates with me. I love the moonlight holding sway ‘against this fabric of night’ and the repetition of the ‘ound’ sound, which is echoing and haunting, just like the time before the birds start to sing.

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  12. Gillena CoxMay 23, 2019 at 9:47 AM

    Thank you for your appreciation Kim

    Much🖤love

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  13. Gillena CoxMay 24, 2019 at 1:52 AM

    Thanks for dropping by Rosemary

    Much🖤love

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  14. robkistnerMay 24, 2019 at 3:59 AM

    I love that predawn morning period. I find peace in the quiet, and in the fact that nothing has happened yet to screw up my day... I like this poem Gillena

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  15. Gillena CoxMay 24, 2019 at 8:37 AM

    Thank you for your appreciation Rob

    Much🖤love

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