The first light crept along the morning’s edge
A shy illumination on the hedge
It touched the world with hesitant soft pledge
Unsure if day would finally cross the ledge
And then it seemed to whisper out a claim—
A quiet sound that almost felt the same
The dawn repeated softly through its flame
And called the world awake with your sweet name
The birds arose as if your voice had stirred
The branches leaned to catch the whispered word
And every petal in the air concurred—
Your name was sunlight nobody had heard
So let the morning speak it once again
When nights grow long and memories taste like pain
For every dawn that stumbles tired and plain
Finds brilliance when it learns your gentle name