see the morning glow
gently caress
the soft underbelly
of hand-painted clouds
carefully placed
in the bluest sky
bare branches give
a wakeful stretch
from the moon-soaked earth
while the
evergreens hold
their blanket of snow
to keep
the winter chill close
oh, Light of dawn
you remind us
again
of the ground
and the sky
and the wondrous-ness
that is
the intertwining of
heaven and earth