Several years ago, I worked summers at FMC Corporation near Green River, WY as a C Operator (fancy jargon for "laborer"). My responsibilities gave me the luxury (and occasional excuse) to travel the entire company lease to inspect and monitor the coal and water systems. I loved the mobility. My favorite part, though, was watching the sunrises.
Wyoming evenings get quite cold in the summer. Especially right before dawn, when the darkness is blackest and coldest. (No matter how hot the day, the late nights/early mornings always required a longer-sleeved shirt.) When I was far away from the bright lights on company property, the cold darkness was especially powerful. Until dawn...
Sunlight, even distant sunlight, dissipates cold darkness quicker than anything in existence. No matter how overwhelming the darkness is, light always overcomes. "The morning breaks, the shadows flee."
The hours immediately after dawn also bring the freshest air. It's as though deliverance from darkness brings fresh air, breaths of fresh air.
Cold. Darkness. Dawn. Deliverance. Light. Warmth. A breath of fresh air...
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