First Light Poem by Tom J. Mariani

First Light

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First light is not seen
By many these days
Either they're still asleep
Covers over thier head or

On the train or
In cars with all their lights on
Or already
In imporant meetings

Then there are buildings
In the way with other lights on
So it is hard to tell
When dawn first breaks

For those out walking or
Sitting on a bench overlooking the lake
It is a sight that restores
The wonder you had as a child

Makes you believe that you can help
Make it right in this world
For some it's only at this time
With dawn just coming up

Before it gets too bright
And the rest of the town
Is awake going
Their separate ways

In daylight there are winners and losers
People keep score
The light gets brighter
People more intense

And then it is dark again

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
To Windward 05 January 2008

There is probably a word to describe this phenomenon but I can’t think what it is. Sometimes you can see more when there is less to look at and hear more when there is less noise.

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John Nightingale 31 December 2007

First light allows us to understand our place in the universe a little bit more. I can't understand why people don't occasionally 'stop and smell the roses'. I like to watch the birds in the back garden having a bath after rainfall.

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Peter S. Quinn 18 December 2007

Yes thus is life of all beautiful things To rise and come or never to be seen From the light of the past where it has been Then it comes with its colorful strings Being there like the daybreak's first morning bliss To give to memory something to tell A blossoming day in its first made kiss To make the night before gotten in its spell Wonderful day overlooking the lake With something new in the rising hour For us to see again as the little child Memories those in beauty are awake Daylight that gets brighter to empower Easy going day in silences so mild

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Tom J. Mariani

Tom J. Mariani

San Francisco, CA
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