Color Poem

Early Sunrise- Benjamin Moore- 208460

Gaetane Lemaire

The lights turn on

And I open my eyes

As I am shaken awake

By my mother

I catch a glimpse of the clock

It is early

Outside the window

It is dark

The smell of hot chocolate

Lingers in my nostrils

As I get dressed

Into my old cloths

Downstairs,

I join my cousins

Who are already eating

Toast and hot chocolate

Outside, the cool air

Brushes against my face

As the night slowly dissolves

Revealing a dim pink light.

As Grandma drives us to the lake

The trees and cars flash by in a blur

And we all laugh as someone

Tells a joke

The water of the lake

Comes into view

And we park the car and register

As the sun appears behind the trees

First classes begin

We are taught how to put up our sails

How to change directions

How to control the speed

Boats are lifted into the air

By strong arms

And are placed on the cold

And dirty water

I sail off along with my cousins

On the lake slowly lighting up

As the sun rises

Into the pink sky.

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