Aubade

This is a picture of Aurora, the Roman Goddess of the Dawn and it inspired me to write my poem. An Aubade is traditionally understood as a poem written immediately upon awakening from sleep.

Have you written one?

Aubade


Beneath a canopy
of pale dawn,
the storms of
Debussy gather.

A gentle nuance,
sky traces the curve
of Aurora's neck.

Dawn rises,
wraps herself
in opal clouds
of rain.

Aurora follows the
flight of drenched birds
while still I dream.