Morning follows a single sunrise from the first bird song to full daylight. The speaker begins in the quiet end of night, when a robin seems to call the sun upward. Then the light arrives in stages. A thin line glows in the east, colors climb the sky, and gold touches the treetops. Turning west, the speaker watches Puget Sound go from dark to shimmering silver while the Olympic Mountains and the Cascades catch the light one after another.
The speaker's feeling is quiet wonder. There's no argument or worry here, just close watching and obvious delight. The ending makes this clearest: day arrives "with a platinum wedding band and diamonds," a surprising image that turns sunrise into something precious and celebratory, like a promise. The mood is calm, bright, and hopeful, and the short, plain lines mimic the slow, steady spread of light.