A New Day Dawning. By David Burt.

Drink deep the sweet cold mountain air Feast thine eye upon the new born sun Watch it rise 'ere its burning glory Warms the earth for everyone. Face the tasks that have been allotted Awake thy bretheren from their sleep Lead them to those pastures promised For thou art the shepherd and they the sheep. Be upstanding in thine image Let not the children see thee cry Hide the salted tear that formeth Formeth in thy weary eye. Hide from them thy daily burden Allow them all to laugh and play For soon, too soon, their youth will vanish That burden will be theirs some day. Shake the dew from yonder flower' Watch its unladen head, unbow. Smell its fragrance at dawn's early hour Remove thy scowl, light up thy brow. Pray that the bounty in the land around thee Will continue for years to flow, Ask of Him his daily blessing And may thou in His likeness grow.

Copyright © David Burt 2004

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