Tagged: morning
at the water’s edge,
at the water’s edge,
white rapids and silver wingspans –
morning departures
.
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at four fifty-six
at four fifty-six
a.m., the sparrow starts its
daily chirps, calling
us away from sleep, we are all
the planet’s uninvited guests
.
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the cat makes its round
the cat makes its round
every morning, under the
watchful eye of half
a dozen squirrels, two local
chipmunks, and this spring’s wren brood
.
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six-forty-five and
six-forty-five and
snoring – you are like clockwork, a
rude awakening
.
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between the old man
between the old man
snoring and the younger man
pacing the wooden
floorboards from above, we learn to
coexist, one night at a time
.
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our neighbor who gets
our neighbor who gets
up at four a.m. to take
calls with a global
workforce is most likely a
baritone, reaching for our sleep
.
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tucked into this
tucked into this
morning’s fresh
snow,
something newly
beautiful,
fleeing
.
20220213:2018
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this morning’s herd of
this morning’s herd of
deer pranced through the backyard a
blur, only the buck
paused, looked back once to check that
no one had been left behind
.
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morning flight – the air
morning flight – the air
traffic controller issues
an advisory –
carry gratitude in your
heart, easily within reach
.
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morning wren cycles
morning wren cycles
through his exuberant songs,
perched where we call home
.
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