Sky At Dawn Poem by Daniel Trevelyn Joseph

I woke as usual at 6 15 am
Sat up on my bed; it is still dark winter.
In front, my bedroom window
Faces South East through iron grill
Of squares and rectangles in black.

Venus and Jupiter are seen
Against the grey-black sky;
Here Jupiter is smaller but above her,
Two metres distant, at 45 degrees to West,
Both glowing, and Venus brighter -
Not as my memory throws up, “fair as a star
When only one is shining in the sky”.

Below is a red light on a tall building, mandatory,
Back of it I see a few yellow lights from Dharavi
Across Mithi river, and the mangrove forests
Green, luxuriant, pleasant to the eye in daytime,
Though the waters below are murky and smell.

Do the King of Gods, and Goddess of Beauty
Look down to bless us,
Regardless how we live?
I don’t know: but I love to wake up
And gaze at the planets bright, and be content.