Christmas Sky Dawn

by Joanie Roberts

I watched Saturn's rising
through the velvet night sky
I followed the star's eastern path
until the morning sky turned into
silvery silvery blue
sky blue on blue

carrying away the cold blackness of night
born into Saturn's new light
and promises of planets among stars

Mercury spinning directly below earth's horizon
followed the new day’s sun
along an ancient journey of light

I caught my mountain top’s morning glow
tucking it away into my pocket
as if to save it for a rainy day

to hold one moment
to know understanding
to find second chances

in the pink glow
of a new sky dawn
Saturn’s rising upon this Christmas day