An hour before dawn,
we were packing to leave
on a long road trip.
A cold and silent morning.
The sky was still dark
and strewn with stars.
As we got on the road,
we saw a faint brightening
on the eastern horizon.
And this new day
slowly opened around us,
silver with possibility
© 2026 Richard Havenga
Photo Location: Home Fields - Cannonsburg, Michigan
