Sometimes it's nice to take a step back...
Morning Watch
The percolator is a gurgling alembic
brewing the morning's sputtering slick.
I bask in the coffee's simple balm.
For once I'll be wise and forgo
turning to the company of the radio,
the world's hourly news and see
if the goldfinch and the chickadee
will come to our feeder,
to our coffee-brown sunflower seed.
I'll accept the responsibility of being calm.
I'll pay attention to the small creatures,
to their broadcast and morning need.
This morning I will pay special heed.
-Greg Delante
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