Sunrise

It lay somewhere across the sky,
Half hidden from view.
Shining, shimmering,
Gently easing me awake.
Taunting, teasing,
Kissing the eyelids,
Tickling my brain.
Lifting, raising,
Making me whole.
Opening my mind,
Chasing away the dark.

Now I know what happiness is.

©Karen Chappell