Kiss of Dawn

The darkness seems never ending
as we travel through the night.
The stars twinkle above us like
Beautiful winking eyes,
And we smile.

Our journey continues
down this path, through that wood,
over that hill, around this curve,
and so we sing
Of a road that goes ever on and on

A split in the path,
a clearing in the trees,
a hint of light in the sky.
What splendor is this before us?
We stop for a while.

On the horizon
The light begins to grow
The light begins to glow
And spread across the dark
Like a soft blanket

It seems as if the light
fights a battle with the dark
as it slowly, steadly overcomes
and shows us the beauty of the world around us
taking it from shades of gray

From shades of gray to brilliant color
To beauty unforseen
Untouched
Beloved
To beauty only brought forth
By the kiss of dawn