saving gold

January 15th, 2008 | General
on this day in… 2004… 2003… 2002

Blue-purple steam rises from every building
and pools in the hollows, bubbling
as the sun comes up rippling orange through the purple.
Suddenly it’s over the lip of the horizon, and
we’re awash in gold.

As the sun rises higher it pales and pulls away,
but I’ve saved that early gold
for a darker day.