The Duel

+This is a Real-Time Poem. I wrote it as the events were happning, bit by bit.

6:45
All is quiet and calm
As I watch the sunrise
From my perch
6:50
At first its slow
Just a twinkle of light
But as dark clouds blow in
The sun fights back
6:55
It is an epic duel
Though slow
'Tis just as suspenseful
As any other
Winter birds stir
Knowing dawn will come
Whether bright of not
They do not know
The chill air
Waits and watches
It too awaits the verdict
7:05
The horizon brightens
While the battle continues
7:10
Now the people too
Begin to wake
To yawn and stretch
Unaware of the struggle
Raging just outside the window
And as I watch with bated breath...
7:15
oh joy
What joy
The sun has overcome the clouds
The battle has been won
Clouds are tamed
Become bright pink
Blushing in embarrassment
At their great defeat
7:20
Then its shattered
The calm is broken
Loud voices fill the house
For sun has come
And day must start
So the story ends.