A Rusty Screen

Ethereal rays of light,
dilute darkness into gray.
And black no longer shrouds night,
only shadows defy day.

A spider web casts a hue,
of iridescent flashes.
And morning mist drips as dew,
in intermittent splashes.

Dawn splits reality's realm,
into scenes rivaling dreams.
And birds frolic in the elm,
as sunbeams gild golden streams.

Dragonflies and bumble bees,
flex crackled cellophane wings.
And summer rides every breeze,
smug in the heat it brings.

Slivers of light pierce my eye,
filtered through a rusty screen.
And rustling leaves clamor high
in a canopy of green.