Dawn Poem by Winston Edgar Hall

Dawn



A startled creature shrieks with fright as
Though cringing at an entering light, but
Fierce winds whip and weather the night
While whisking away all fearful plight.

Soothing sounds of songbirds swell
Like the dissipation-of-nighttime's bell;
Night being their equivalence of Hell,
Therefore welcoming the morning spell.

An ironically intriguing instinctive intuition
Is a vicious wolf-pack feeding exhibition;
Where cascading fog bears no inhibition
On a violent predators steadfast mission.

Nevertheless! The sun's calm, warm rays
Are beckoned forth by all to stay, for
Even Nature, through turmoil or play, fails
To halt the imminent approach of day.

Winston Edgar Hall

Wednesday, July 23, 2014
Topic(s) of this poem: forest,morning,wolf,birds,dawn
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
Dawn is absolutely, by far my most cherished poem - though I have several that mean a great deal to me; and by the nature of what I do, I love all of my writing. This particular poem I wrote in High School and it took me approximately 6 years to write, on and off. It started as an initial blend with The Forest, and was then subsequently split from The Forest and re-worked into a totally new idea. Imagery and rhyming was a must here; and it is intentionally very rigid with how it switches to different scenes; abruptness was very much desired. I have been working on acquiring a painting, to be completed by a very good friend of mine who is a fellow artist to match Dawn in pastel form, and I will eventually add the painting to this book in a new Edition.
The message here is one of fear transformed into trust - trust of Life. It uses the elements of rhyming as well as alliteration, contextually within Nature to make a beautiful, Sunday morning feel that has sprung out of a fearful night in The Forest. So, technically, the two poems could be seen as one poem with two completely different style sections, all while still using the Forest and Nature as the primary tools. Ultimately, our destinies will be fulfilled as they should.
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