The sun shines in a mist of steady heat
down upon the heartbeat
of sleeping city streets.
Soon, the traffic will rise — tempered
as it grows in size
steadily drifting through the warmth
of morning’s sunrise
into the shadows of overcast trees
where singing birds fly
and soon there will be the joy in a child’s eye
awakening the silence of urban playgrounds
with joyous cries
shifting time through the beauty and magic
of nature’s surprise
as summer in the city
sighs –
a new day .
© 2012
Tarringo T. Vaughan
