Tagged: morning

spring whistles with her

spring whistles with her
teeth at twenty minutes past
five, competing with

the clanging heat pipes waking
up early to keep us warm
.
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spring dances across

spring dances across
our fire escape, from one
corner to the next,

singing the notes of morning
song before the sun rises
.
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y

the first day of spring

the first day of spring
arrives, and winter has yet
to hand over the

keys – we spend the morning searching,
looking in all the wrong places
.
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y

friday morning stroll,

friday morning stroll,
with two carriages and maybe
six, seven dozen

horses and mounted guards, that’s
the way to do royalty
.
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y

the fig tree is ripe

the fig tree is ripe
with robins this morning, knocking
off heavy fruit to

pick at across the lawn as
we wait for the main event
.
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y

in the backyard this

in the backyard this
morning, four bucks, two does, one
fawn, finding home with

us, if only for a little
while, an unlikely family
.
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y

at the water’s edge,

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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y

six-forty-five and