New Skies

The gray sky, covered in clouds

Made the world dark, stars blocked out

In the time right before dawn

The sun reluctant to rise

Sun dragged itself out of bed

Seam in the world appearing

Egg of the gray shell open

Exposing an orange glow

The amber gap now showing

Opposite of orange peel

Taking away the outer

Not so harsh awakening

Something worth getting up for

However faint the sunrise

Showy or just a glimmer

The day will begin at last