Wisdom comes slowly

The light gathers slowly over the river

profound darkness only grudgingly gives way to deep gray

and then slowly to coastal gray

as the fog slowly lifts

in the dark the sound of waves crashing against the pier

and the cries of the gulls echo

invisibly

sometimes the morning burst into being

bright rays

brilliant

illuminating

but not this morning

today

it takes patience

to welcome the dawn

so too

sometimes

wisdom comes slowly