It’s a quiet morning
Coffee in hand
Silence deep
Peaceful and green
Outside the window

Squirrels frolic from tree to tree
Rabbits like statues in the dewy grass
Sparrows swoop up down around
Smooth missiles that don’t quite touch the ground

The sun peeks over
My neighbor’s house
Bathing the world outside
In a warm comforting glow

And here I sit
Taking it all in
With a sigh and a sip of coffee
Newspaper forgotten in this moment

Let the new day cleanse yesterday’s mishaps

Renew strength

Clear sight

Open mind