Dawn unzippers the veil of night
Unsheathing the cowl of lambent sun
Tendrils of radiance coil into view
Swelling over the desolate remains
To go before the feet led by light
To voices that exclaim their presence
And a response is proclaimed
The unfurling daybreak directs as a hand
Miasma and hesitation disperse
Though scorched and dispirited
Respite and amelioration surge
From the everlasting tributaries
And amid breaches of devastation
Stems twirl arduously toward renewal
Bringing abundant healing in all homelands
Enveloping to embrace the whole earth