Dawn's arrival

It took some time before my eyes adjusted to the darkness.
By then the night had become familiar.
Weariness of the journey had ceded to calm.
Calm gave way to curiosity.
Sparkling stars shone in the sky.
Varying degrees of brightness.
None close enough to yield warmth.
A lonely moon, a shooting star.
Then, every so slowly the show began its retreat.
The Eastern sky beginning to glow.
Foretelling the promise of Spring.