Morning
We’re waking up together here
This corner of the earth and I
The sun is a lamp on my table
So bright I must shade my eyes
As one bird calls to another
I send a “good morning!” text
The loud caucus of birds meeting next door
Breaks up and they go home to rest
Airplane and birdsong are blended together
But the plane leaves, and birds sing on
I inhale the fresh grass, while I check my email
And flowers dance, that the bees buzz upon
The coffee is low and cooled off now
“I’ll check in later today!”
And old King Willow presides over it all
As I head inside for my work day
I joined a 30 day poetry writing challenge. Challenge #1 was to sit outside, and put that human experience into words. I chose to do it with my morning coffee, as that’s a favorite thing of mine to do at this time of year!