
glow
of light,
peeking bright,
aurora blush
through pastel clouds, shines white,
in early morning’s stillness hush
illuminating fields so green and lush,
an early riser’s treat, nature’s light show,
at eventide, the sky wears a pink flush,
tints from a watercolor brush,
sky’s a glorious sight,
in awe, we gush,
whether night
or light,
show
© Susan Joy Clark 2021

This was written for Colleen M. Chesebro’s Tanka Tuesday, with the requirement of synonyms for both “dawn” and “twilight.” I keep experimenting with different forms that are acceptable for the Tanka Tuesday challenge, so this time, I tried a diatelle, which, according to Colleen’s site, has this syllable pattern, “1/2/3/4/6/8/10/12/10/8/6/4/3/2/1” and this rhyme pattern, “abbcbccaccbcbba.”