Barn owl silhouettes
Perch upon a roofbeam
Watching, waiting patiently
For the first warm light
To break through dusty panes
And chase the moon's retreat
Then the room aglow
Catch the sunbeams streaming
Banding the dusty air
Lawn and chimney rising
As day awakens there
In the attic's stillness
Parting curtains of cloud
Dance like fragile lovers
In the sun's caress poured
Sunbeams bright and bold -
Breaking night's deep hold
Lighting up the room -
Fading into gloom
Faded photographs slightly
Collage on a wall
Windows looking down
Now frame this city's sprawl
For the last warm ember
Of sunset, dark descends
As morning sings a lullaby
Then the room aglow
Catch the sunbeams streaming
Banding the dusty air
Lawn and chimney rising
As day awakens there
Through the attic window - Streets become alive
Neon night's pulse quickening
As morning's veil parts high
Sunbeams fading fast -
Once again night descends -
Shadows lengthen fast -
City lights dance again
Fading sunbeams slipping
In the distance, the city
Pulse of life, electric
Dances in the light Autumn whispers
