A pastel palette

Coloured everything within sight

Leaving shades of green so soft

One's memory could rest on it forever

Even the shadows could not be daunting

As they melted into the calm of the river

The banks whispering secrets

To the drowsy reeds

Quiet insects chirped a lullaby

To pull the river into repose

The tender breeze

Brushed the leaves of ever watchful trees

Claiming the scent of the flowers

As its perfume

Letting it shimmer in the fog

Above the silent stirrings of the river

Serenity abiding in the hidden slumber of dawn