<div dir="ltr">Wonderful morning poetry, Riantee. Just now seeing this, but so full of that sleepy haze to brush off through the days of our sleepiness. Wonderful awakening in this poem! <div><br></div><div>~ Ed </div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Jun 1, 2022 at 9:02 AM Riantee Rand via Thespiritexpress <<a href="mailto:thespiritexpress@lists.mcn.org">thespiritexpress@lists.mcn.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size:12pt"> </span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman";font-size:12pt">Morning</span><br><div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><span><font color="#000000"> </font></span></p><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><font color="#000000">Open your eyes<span></span></font></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><font color="#000000">says the early morning sun,<span></span></font></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><font color="#000000">time to wake up!<span></span></font></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><span><font color="#000000"> </font></span></p><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><font color="#000000">Eyes won’t open<span></span></font></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><font color="#000000">sooooo tired!<span></span></font></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><font color="#000000">One foot painstakingly out of bed,<span></span></font></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><font color="#000000">then the other reluctantly following,<span></span></font></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><font color="#000000">sooooo tired. . .<span></span></font></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><span><font color="#000000"> </font></span></p><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><font color="#000000">To the sink,<span></span></font></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><font color="#000000">make coffee,<span></span></font></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><font color="#000000">sooooo tired. . .<span></span></font></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><font color="#000000">pile of dishes,<span></span></font></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><font color="#000000">will never see the end,<span></span></font></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><font color="#000000">sooooo cold. . .<span></span></font></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><font color="#000000">build a fire,<span></span></font></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><font color="#000000">thank God there is kindling,<span></span></font></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><font color="#000000">look up for a match. . .<span></span></font></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><span><font color="#000000"> </font></span></p><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><font color="#000000"><span> </span>*******<span></span></font></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><span><font color="#000000"> </font></span></p><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><font color="#000000">A rose in a vase on the mantelpiece<span></span></font></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><font color="#000000">has gently surrendered its petals<span></span></font></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><font color="#000000">to the wood slab,<span></span></font></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><font color="#000000">petals like so many smiles<span></span></font></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><font color="#000000">that land on my face.<span></span></font></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><span><font color="#000000"> </font></span></p><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><font color="#000000">On a low table a shaft of sun<span></span></font></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><font color="#000000">alive with<span> </span>celestial
motes<span></span></font></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><font color="#000000">splits the room aslant<span></span></font></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><font color="#000000">and lights up a bowl of lemons;<span></span></font></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><font color="#000000">a golden greeting.<span></span></font></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><span><font color="#000000"> </font></span></p><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><font color="#000000">The fire started easily now crackles,<span></span></font></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><font color="#000000">the sink calls me with open arms,<span></span></font></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><font color="#000000">warm water runs down my hands as a divine blessing,<span></span></font></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><font color="#000000">each plate suddenly shines,<span></span></font></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><font color="#000000">like a friendly salute to the morning,<span></span></font></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><font color="#000000">each fork, each knife, each spoon,<span></span></font></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><font color="#000000">acknowledge our affectionate association,<span></span></font></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><font color="#000000">each cup I touch<span></span></font></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><font color="#000000">was shaped by a friendly hand to contain my joy,<span></span></font></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><font color="#000000">everything I touch<span></span></font></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><font color="#000000">has a name in heaven. . .<span></span></font></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><font color="#000000">smiles, </font></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><div dir="ltr"><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><font color="#000000">smiles all around.<span></span></font></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><span><font color="#000000"> </font></span></p><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><font color="#000000">Out of the window<span></span></font></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><font color="#000000">I hear the song of the lover bird<span></span></font></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><font color="#000000">calling in the Summer with a benediction,</font></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><div dir="ltr"><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt"><span style="font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000"><span>and I ble</span></font><font face="Times New Roman" color="#000000">ss this day with all my heart.</font></span></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><span><font color="#000000"> </font></span></p></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><font color="#000000"><span></span></font></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><font color="#000000">Right now<span></span></font></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><font color="#000000">it’s heaven on earth doing last night dishes<span></span></font></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><span style="font-size:12pt"><font color="#000000">as the early morning sun assures me</font></span></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><font color="#000000">that all is always absolutely perfect;<span></span></font></div><div style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman""><font color="#000000">there can be no mistakes<span></span></font></div>
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