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Dawn Through the Eyes of a Child
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Ravan
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Thursday, 15th May 2003 @ 12:05:00 AM in AEST
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Dawn Through the Eyes of a Child
Dim moonlight guides our sleepy footsteps
From the little cabin where we live and up
The tiny rise to the base of the tall tower.
The gray, steel legs covered in cold dew.
I put my hand on the steel, smearing the water
And freezing my hand that I rub on my shirt
Then begin to climb as Mommy leads the way.
Up the chipped, white washed, wooden steps.
Up we go, high up above the shadowy trees,
We climb and turn and climb and turn until
The last landing below the tower cabin comes.
We sit there in the chill darkness and wait.
Facing east I look beyond our roof and beyond
The night shrouded hills to the edge of the world
And shiver with cold awaiting the first red glow.
It comes, followed by the sun’s golden arc.
The horizon is white as the fog lies like the sea,
Filling all the valleys as some ancient flood,
Leaving only hill top islands above the whiteness.
What wonder and beauty the gold, white and green.
We sit for a while as the morning light finds us,
The chill of the night now fades in the day,
High over the land I feel like I’m flying.
But now we must go as the workday begins.
Frank Van Hoose
May 14, 2003
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Ravan
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Re: Dawn Through the Eyes of a Child
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by Ilhar on
Thursday, 15th May 2003 @ 12:22:46 AM AEST
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absolutely beautiful thank you for sharing
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Re: Dawn Through the Eyes of a Child
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by shelby on
Thursday, 15th May 2003 @ 01:09:19 AM AEST
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Lovely write. This sounds like a beautiful place. Thanks for sharing this memory with us.
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Re: Dawn Through the Eyes of a Child
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by Former_Member on
Thursday, 15th May 2003 @ 06:28:13 AM AEST
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What a beautiful memory. Thank you for sharing it with us.
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Re: Dawn Through the Eyes of a Child
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by TheeCductress on
Thursday, 15th May 2003 @ 10:31:19 AM AEST
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| I really enjoyed this. Thank you. |
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Re: Dawn Through the Eyes of a Child
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by Ravan on
Thursday, 15th May 2003 @ 10:42:44 AM AEST
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Thanks for taking time to read this and comment on it. I appreciate it. Just a note about the setting of this work. It now only exists in memories of those who were there long ago. Over twenty years ago that whole are was strip mined and that particular 'knob' was completely removed and the top of the hill is now close to 200 feet lower than it was when I was a child. So, cherish your memories. Somtimes those memories are the only thing you'll retain of places and people you love.
Frank |
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