“I’ll tell you how the sun rose,—
A ribbon at a time.”
— Emily Dickinson

The day begins in calming gray
before the rising rays weave in
ribbons of deepest amethyst
and soft lavender, and then dawn
unwinds light along the horizon
in silken skeins of brilliant shimmer.
— C.L. Fisher, July 2022
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