Just before Dawn

funny

how dark it is just before the dawn

i stare out the windows

and there is nothing there

no sense of

the world that lies there

waiting for the sun

just blackness

nothing to be seen

then slowly the blackness softens

small patches 

of steely gray

reveal

vague shapes

a sense of space

then finally

the dawn comes

creeping through the 

trees

infusing the black and gray world

with color and 

shape

definition

sometimes

it seems like life is stuck

in that dark world

just before dawn

and then

like a light in the darkness

love

wisdom

hope

God

comes

to light our path

so go for a walk, if it is not too dark

say something kind to a stranger

if one happens by

let kindness pour from your eyes

play a game

sing a song

and say "I love you"

to your beloved

jump to your feet

the dawn has come