Early dawn's curtain,
Drawn to reveal rain showers,
And a pertinent absence of birdsong;
The hum of a motor engine;
The coolness of this morning,
Is quickly snatched away,
As the rain subsides;
Bird songs;
Kiskadee, kiskadee, kiskadee,
And sunlight floods the morning;
Curtain call.
(2010)
Gillena Cox
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/curtain-call-13/
