New Day
The placid green water
Exudes a stifling calm
The stillness of the surrounding
air
Envelops the early morning
Changing from charcoal darkness
To petal pink dawn
Overhead a growling Cessna
Pierces the daybreak tranquility
Rousting tropical birds
From their languid havens
To caw and screech in protest
A distant barking dog
Joins the newly created
Morning din
As a slow motoring
Fishing boat
Gently slices through
The once serene water
Spreading tiny wave patterns
Just enough to sway
The tethered pleasure boats
Along the planked pier
The scent of dewy magnolias
Vies for control
Over wafting plumes of hot java
A softly ticking mantle clock
Urges necessity
A background reminder
That a new day
Is underway
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