A Morning Awakens

Awakened by the kiss of dawn the softness of her morning light gently nudges the night away The dew drops twinkle on the lawn a bird sings sweetly his delight, his trilling, courteous and gay The garden flowers seem to spring amidst the green they gently sway floral fragrance floats on the breeze The bayou softly murmuring wavering shadows still at play, lost in the depths of cypress trees A squirrel scampers to the ground and across the yard he rushes buries acorns without a sound In the distance a baying hound eager to hunt in the bushes until fox or raccoon is found A horse gallops over a hill enjoying freedom and the sun, he stops, grazing in grassy fields I follow nature and be still watching as the day has begun and early morning beauty yields © 07/29/2019 Tri-Con Poetry Contest Sponsored by: Emile Pinet