A Cold Morning In Iowa

It is a cold morning in Iowa 
Not bitter like January knife wind days
But cool enough for a jacket
I wish I had brought one out here

Silence is everywhere
Which makes the day seem colder
I think of my red sweater and my pink jacket
But then the hens begin to cluck

My cold is nothing compared to their hunger
They have to have nourishment if they are to lay
I blaze on, sprinkling feed about my feet
which are also annoyed by the five-thirty chill

Where is the sunrise? With her warming rays.
The farmer's almanac must have been wrong.
I thought it was scheduled for 5:38 this morning.
Sunrise greets my back as I head to my house.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2022

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Rodrigues Avatar
July 11, 2022 at 2:49 PM
You bring us to your place in Iowa…the clucking hens, chill winds at 5:30…where is the sunrise…the warming rays. I wore my bathing suit with coverup this morning to go to water aerobics. Was barely 70. Was okay…phew. Be blessed ~ you have a friend in Georgia!
Krutsinger Avatar
July 11, 2022 at 8:46 PM
Thank you Kim. It is so hot in Kansas!
Hankins Avatar
July 11, 2022 at 11:36 AM
Oh dear. It has been a long, long time since I saw 5:38 in the morning! If I got up that early, I'd never make it to noon!
Krutsinger Avatar
July 11, 2022 at 8:46 PM
Hahaha I love early morning. Someone dumped another dog. GRRRRR
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