A little bit of TOAST
Coffee at the READY
Settle into a CHAIR
Morning rituals for a
Slow wake up of my BRAIN

Georg’ann

WATCH the hour pass.
Cease activity, PAUSE.
Listen to the song sparrow
singing her distinctive measures.
Abrupt clanking, evenly spaced
finishing with a trill.
Secure in the tangled BRIAR,
BRAID of thorny stems
a cozy nest. Reads each
raised barb as if it were BRAIL
sheet music. Flitting here
and there among the brambles
respite from fear, she finds
the notes, her voice so clear.
Let the BRAIN have a rest,
while we attend the concert.

Heather