climbing over the tip of the distant ranges 

the first eager beam of daybreak 

pecks the azure cathedral top 

with a subtle lightheartedness

the lilting lullaby of a windchime 

the fitful chirps of a chaffinch 

the gentle rustle of a Santorini olive tree 

accompanied by a flock of seagulls 

a lonely ketch quietly pulls away from the dock 

embarking on a voyage to the uncharted seas ahead

bounded only by the rutilant horizon 

and its florid, canary glow

fluttering at the brush of the soft vernal breeze

its beige sails morphs into the mane of a mustang - 

unshackled and galloping…