Sunrise on the Aegean

My breath crests over the clouds
blending sky and ocean
above the Hellespont
Thessaly to my back
emerging consummate
from Thrace
Jerusalem before me
the land where light breaks,
ere the fire rises on the mountains
raising sanguine smoke to the heavens
dripping with honey,
blessed with dew
I set my eyes to the East
and sail into the violet sun