The rising of the sun is often overlooked in our busy Western lives.
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Yet, for nature, sunrise is a time of renewal and rebirth.
Every day the sun is welcomed back over the earth’s far horizon by a crescendo of bird song which swells in power and profundity as its warming glow gently kisses the landscape.
The primal sacredness of this moment is celebrated by all in this ecology; the trees and grasses, birds and mammals reach out and stretch their limbs to the ascension of our star.
The rapidity of this silvery sunrise is a solar counterpoint to the golden languor of sunset. She knows that the plant and animal kingdoms await her presence with an eager and keen anticipation.
All around me the mountain wakes and shakes off its slumber ready once more for its endless Gaian dance.
Photo: Sunrise of the Mountains of Sliver. Courtesy of the author.