Dawn(s)

photo by jdc • October 2023. looking east towards the hills with suburban lights and trees in the foreground and shades of yellow and gold across the horizon and the SF Bay in between reflecting the colors of the sky

On this December morning, I had to pay attention to what mother nature was offering. 

I could've taken a picture or video. I chose to bear witness to the splendor- the changing light and color across the horizon transforming from black to shades of red, orange, yellow and pink. 

Breathtaking. Breath-giving.

I thought about all the dawns of my ancestors across hundreds of years across continents and oceans. Their names left my lips. I imagined this being their dawn and the day it might have brought forth.  Pasts honored.

Every dawn brought me closer to today. And the futures that await. 

It is all possible.