The moment before dawn.
The longest single moment in time,
that any one can ever experience.

The not knowing.
Whether night will continue,
as it has for so long.

Or whether,
at any second,
the sun could make its debut.

Nights wind blows through your hair,
chilling you to the bone,
as you watch the horizon in anticipation.

Eyes wide,
breath slow,
shoulders tense.

You scream,
“When will this night be over?”

Your voice travels across the hills,
dancing with the grass,
as it sways in the wind.

A silence follows,
the land stills,
and then a glimpse at the edge of your view.

Milky blue, shifting into blushing beauty.
A smile grows across your face.

Teeth glaring,
cheeks wide and creased.

The sun’s light and promise breaks the horizon.
Glimmering against dewy grass,
and shimmering steadily atop pools of lone water.

Your journey continues,
and you carry on.