Daybreak

Definitely an onomatopoeia word denoting a dramatic change, One goes from darkness with all the adjectives you wish to apply to replacing those chosen with the antonyms that herald light. Life is governed by hours of light. A farmer’s day was “sun up to sun down.” However, some variations do occur depending on where and when the action takes place.

Consider the northern climes in winter months where a moment of break may not come. At times it is twenty-four hours of darkness. The hope of real daylight is only renewed when the sky may be faintly less obscure as months move farther into the first quarter of a year. The day when the sun itself appears over the horizon is designated as a school holiday with a parade the whole town attends.

The antithesis is areas of two types. Equator days seem to go from dark to light, follow the clock, and then dark again. No gentleness in the process. Near the equator, depending on the season, in both northern and southern hemisphere, the daylight comes with surety and lasts longer, creating more heat as the sun continues to rise and seems to forget it is suppose to set.

All that was introduction to affirm I am a morning person and have always eagerly awaited a new day. I haven’t checked the time, yet I must have been an early a.m. baby. Two places have the mornings I like. For them the word is not daybreak, but dawn, a word used to open my arms and cry welcome to whatever comes. Mornings in Hammond, Louisiana, latitude 30 degrees, 30′ 15 ” started with bird songs. For some time, the temperature was almost pleasant. The slight slow rise in measurement gave space to absorb more moisture, and hold humidity at bay, at least for a bit. Place two is my location this past week: Steamboat Springs, CO, latitude 40 degrees, 29′ 92″. This location has the advantage of being ringed by mountains. They provide a barrier to instant round sun. Instead, my eyes open to an edging of luminosity that gradually strengthens enough to define the surroundings. A few foot hills are first revealed with the farther peaks then taking their place. What was a flat two dimension landscape assumes the depth of a velvet gown created by the brush of a talented artist. The dawn of a new day is here once again, holding infinite possibilities.

The earth takes shape like clay under a seal; its features stand out like those of a garment.

Job 38:14