Glorious Morning

Iridescent rays of dawns first light stroke my skin

Their touch an ambient tingle like a lover’s caress

Warmth seeps in to awaken my sleep clouded mind

Newly opened orbs gaze around in rapt worship

Basking in sights of a new day in glorious creation

Cool dew a coated mist layered on the world around me

A shroud covering the dying body of the night

As it metamorphoses into radiant morning

Damp jewels sparkle on the petals of flowers

Dripping softly to fill the cup of a sweet honeysuckle

Slaking the thirst of a well-coiffed lady bug

Monarchs flit from bloom to bloom gathering pollen

Evergreen and pine scents waft on a light breeze

Natures perfume a soothing balm to my senses

Chirping birds sing melodious greetings to the day

Lyrical warbling accompanied by trilling crickets

Bustling nature ever so much more alive

Than any rushed Times Square crowd ever was

Resting a cheekbone on one fist I gaze down

Enraptured by the new dawn’s most glorious sight

Still wrapped in silken gossamer webs of sleep

Lovely object of my eternal adoration

Lies there next to me, my heart beating in her breast

Rose lips crease in a sweet smile dimpling cheeks

As the windows to her soul slowly open, drawing me in

Delicately I move errant lock from over pert nose

Leaning, lips brush a kiss light as ghost of a feather

Across her sleep tousled hair

Good morning darling Emily

My day has now truly begun

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Andrew C. McDonald

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