Daybreak

The darkness thins,
the roads light up,
the world rub its eyes sleepily
and gets ready for another day.
Little Freckles of light dance on the street,
chirps of the birds fill the air.
A group of cows crying hoarsely,
creak a cacophony beside.
The newspaper boy flings the newspapers,
and it falls with a muffled thud,
on the verandah .
The colors of dawn,
spread across the black sky
and darkness fades away.
The dewdrops on the blades of grass,
and the petals of flowers glisten,
as the rays of the sun fall on them.
The sun rises slowly
and the first bright ray flashes across the land,
knocking at the doors, making the people get out of their cosy beds.
Then the sun comes out fully,
clothed in its resplendent orange and Yellow.
Again, A day starts!!

 -Malavika S