CRACK OF DAWN

When I was young
In my late teens
I found out
What early morning means

My oldest brother, Jim
Had just brewed some wine
And my friend Hank and I
Had a little time

We decided we should visit
And try a little bit
Hoping he would share
A glass or two of it

As we both arrived
My brother Dick did too
Soon we all par took
In sampling the brew

Well, I do not remember
How much of it I drank
But this I know for sure
My mind, was soon a blank

Not a thing comes to my mind
Until I was awoke
And staggered out the door
To have myself a smoke

There, on the porch
The three of them just sat
Sipping on that wine
Having quite the chat

It was barely dark
A dense mist hanging low
And off, in the horizon
The sun, showed its pale glow

I could not find a seat
Because there was no place
So I leaned upon the railing
And looked out into space

My mind it was not clear
In a sort of haze
Like I had not yet slept
But been awake for days

But morning was a dawning
Around us was this hush
And all that I could feel
Was my face, begin to blush

And that's when it happened
While it was so serene
A more explosive moment
I have never seen

At first there was, this
Rumbling, painful, groan
As if the earth
Had just begun to moan   

Then, this loud
And thunderous "CRACK"
I tell you true
It set me back

The roar just seemed
To resonate
From underground
Did emanate

Beneath my feet
I felt the sound
As it passed by me
Outward bound

And then the mist
Did at me race
And with that shock wave
Hit my face

While on the horizon
The sun burst through
Shooting beams of light
In their blazing hue

I was amazed
I was in awe
I asked the rest
What I just saw

They all three
Seemed nonchalant
Like, what in the world
Did I want

"The earth has just"
"The sun's warmth drawn"
"And so you heard"
"THE CRACK OF DAWN"

"The ground warms up"
"And cracks apart"
"You must not be"
"So very smart"

They all chuckled
And had some fun
At what the earth
Had to me done

And I was left
To stare and gaze
As these events
Did me amaze

For years there after
As dawn drew near
I'd wake and wait
So I could hear

The earth's crust crack
That "CRACK OF DAWN"
Or was this all
Just, one big con

I to this day
Don't know for sure
If it's all true
It's such a blur

And this whole story
Could just be bunk
Cause at the time
I was still, drunk

DRINK RESPONSIBLY MY FRIENDS
THAT DRUNKEN STUPOR< AT SOME POINT ENDS
BOEMS by JA 95