February 27, 2024
Awakening Sunrise
By Amba Gale
Your rising
red orange crimson yellow
ever-changing light
ever-changing shape
moment by moment
in the sky
in the sea
startles me.
Looking up through the living room’s glass door
to the outside,
I am amazed, aroused, engaged, awakened,
astonished by your light.
You
wake me up to the present
as if I have been in a dream.
Presence comes first.
Astonishment rushes in a brief moment after.
Wonder follows,
then these words of love to you.
Bothered, ensnared, engulfed
by all my worries,
I have been asleep.
Your sudden appearance and my willingness
to be surprised meet and hold hands.
Waking up now, out of my dream,
I am the sunrise.
There you are.
Here I am.
No space between us.
One.
Connected.
Awake.
