Cockcrow at Dawn:
When
cockcrow at
dawn,
community rise
from a long sleep;
mother begins
daily chores,
father prepares
for day’s activity,
children get
ready for school.
When
cockcrow
at dawn,
guest prepares
to leave host
for home;
night suitor
leaves for
home.
When
cockcrow
at dawn,
debtor
remembers
promise to
his creditor,
who waits
at city gate
to collect
payment.
When
cockcrow
at dawn,
soldiers await
commander’s call
for the battle.
When
cockcrow at
dawn,
prisoner begins
another day of
servitude,
another day of
pain and anguish;
countdown to
execution or
release.
When
cockcrow
at dawn,
city center
becomes
agog;
landowner
demands toll
from workers;
life begins as
usual,
runs its cycle,
things happen,
either known or
unknown.
When
cockcrow
at dawn,
opportunity and
challenge open
doors;
success and
failure appear.
When
cockcrow
at dawn,
birth is
proclaimed,
death is
announced.
