The Dawn Chorus

The day consumes the darkness and takes a breath of light
While morning shines its beacon into the fading night
A rooster rises early. His wake-up call is sent
Directing all to witness the daily dawn event

A distant flock's arrival is filling up the sky
They land upon their perches and magic starts to fly
The curtain slowly rises. The suspense quickly grows
A lone white dove coos softly; and thus begins the show

The sparrows and the blackbirds join in and harmonize
Their song flows through the meadow into the new sunrise
A warbler's trill produces hypnotic melodies
While mockingbirds are weaving symphonic tapestries

The magical dawn chorus is something to behold
A daily celebration that never will grow old
Their morning benediction is truly quite profound
A lifelong obligation to which they're duty-bound