Nightingale

As dawn broke

and the rising sun

shed the darkening husks of night

the first voice you heard

was the nightingales

singing

Inside your soul

dream images are brimming

making their way

towards the surface of your mind

consciousness swimming

with all of these images

while your body struggles to crest the waves

and embrace awakening

grappling towards the elusive solidity

of the shoreline

of a brand new day

Tides of sleep and unconscious learning receding

leave your terrified soul reeling

as you slowly surrender

the gentle embrace of night

noticing the song of the nightingale

you turn away from fear

and seek the blessings

this coming day is your gift

to live

so live it

well