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The sound of dawn is an awakening experience. It gently speaks with light. The message is so simple and serene I lose myself in it. I move from darkness to another day and open myself to the world of matter. I become what I think this day and experience my beliefs in expressions of emotion. My world moves in linear fashion and I wonder why. I try to be myself but only feel a part of the energy that makes me who I am.

The dawn speaks to me in the words of Chief Dan George:

The beauty of the trees,

the softness of the air,

the fragrance of the grass,

speaks to me.

The summit of the mountain,

the thunder of the sky,

the rhythm of the sea,

speaks to me.

The faintness of the stars,

the freshness of the morning,

the dewdrop on the flower,

speaks to me.

The strength of fire,

the taste of Salmon,

and the trail of the sun,

and the life that never goes away,

they speak to me.

And my heart soars.

Chief Dan George was born in 1899 and was chief of the Tsliel-Waututh, a Salish First Nation people, located in Burrard Inlet, British Columbia. He later became an actor and was nominated for an Academy Award for his performance in, "Little Big Man." He spent his life educating people about native culture.

Reading his words, I begin to feel the other part of me, that I seem to forget. I understand why I move the way I do, after dawn. Remembering my spirit brings the sound of dawn into my life and I become the message.

Hal Manogue is a poet and author of Short Sleeves A Book For Friends. Insightful thoughts for the 21st century. Hal's 2006 collection and 2007 collection are available in bookstores and online. Visit Hal's website: or blog: for more information about his work and life. Download a copy of the new E-Book,"Unite To Write" a collection of articles written by writers around the globe, that will inspire and fill you with useful information. It's value is priceless. It's Hal's gift to you.