As I drove westward one early morning
I saw, to my surprise,
Creation there, in my rear-view mirror -
Dawn, in miniature size.

Resplendent, with blazing colors,
as sunrises generally are;
this glorious brilliant masterpiece
was framed there in my car!

Suspended in sightly splendor,
unseen anywhere else on Earth;
streaks of gray and red on gleaming yellow
across Sun’s expanding girth.

No time to appreciate properly,
or to ponder or analyze.
No chance to grab a camera
to offer later proof of my prize.

The magic lasted but a moment;
it all went away too soon.
My attention turned back to driving;
perhaps tonight I’ll catch the Moon?