Morning Fog

Morning rolled into the marine
landscape, in a dusky
opaque grey of fog droplets
obscuring near and distant
sightlines convincingly presenting 
as the dusk of day's end
not the introduction to
another day. Birds accustomed
to nature's pranks soared
high and simply awaited
the outcome experience has
long taught them would
resolve the fog's presence
the sun dominating the sky 
would ultimately prevail
sending bright diamond shards
of light to blink serenely over the
turbulent surface of the ocean.