Daytime's Story
Daybreak glows,
Pink and rose.
Morning new,
Sky stretched blue,
Yellow rays, golden days
Plips and plops, silver drops,
Purple shadows gently play
Daylight hours slip away
Red and orange sunset glory
Softly closes daytime’s story
Grey shades, colour fades
Evening falls,
Black calls.
Pink and rose.
Morning new,
Sky stretched blue,
Yellow rays, golden days
Plips and plops, silver drops,
Purple shadows gently play
Daylight hours slip away
Red and orange sunset glory
Softly closes daytime’s story
Grey shades, colour fades
Evening falls,
Black calls.

Picture by Siân Rees-Holden
About the illustrator, Siân Rees-Holden: Siân is a digital matte painter for VFX and Feature Animation. She studied Fine Art: Painting & Drawing at Swansea University, followed by another degree in General Illustration. She has worked as a medical illustrator, commercial illustrator for cards & gifts and has collaborated with writer, E. S Lane on her children's book 'Nia's Voice' by Plas Publishing.
This poem is copyright (©) Gaynor Andrews 2025

About the Writer
Gaynor Andrews
Gaynor was a primary teacher for many years, teaching in schools across the UK, as well as Thailand and France. She now lives in the Scottish Highlands, writing educational resources by day and stories and poems by night. Gaynor loves the rhythm of language and she has a particular passion for rhyme. Her debut rhyming picture book, Pandora and the Story Forge, published by Rocket Bird Books 9/24, celebrates the power of words and the magic of stories.