Dawn Awakens!

In the hush before the morning’s embrace,

    A canvas is stretched with heavenly grace.

Brushes dipped in crimson bright,

    Paint the sky with whispers of light.

Each ray a promise, pristine and pure,

    A herald of hopes, a heart’s soft allure.

As the rolling sea banishes its misty veil,

    Happy seagulls sing a jubilant tale.

With every note, the world begins to awaken,

    A new day is born, its spirit unshaken.

Oh, canvas swept with hues divine,

    A masterpiece forged in a moment’s design.

So let the sunlight dash forth, let shadows flee,

    Embrace the dawn, lose yourself in its glee.

For every sunrise creates a world to explore,

    A canvas of hope forevermore.

(A poem by Anthony Wayne Kalberg written February 9, 2025, aboard the SS Brilliance of the Seas.)