T H E D A W N Poem by RAVIKIRAN ARAKKAL

The sun appeared stealthily,
Over the hills, looking
At the earth it has seen
Billions of days, searching
For what it did not know,
Crows woke up even before,
Cocks doing its cuckadoodledoes
Birds scattering and together
To fetch for worms and fruits,
The sun sent rays slowly
Into the room shyly Through
The windows waking up
The sleeping fellows,
The milk man milking
Early in the morning
Taking it in the cans
On his loved bike
To the restaurants and homes,
The maid sweeping the courtyard,
The sun made his appearance
Felt by his heat alowly
To all the beings, shooing
The mist on the road and field,
Started climbing to
His position from the hilltop
To the centre of the sky
To give the warmth
To the trees which all depended on,
To start one more new day.