making music in the morning

the sky tapped her fingers

on the roof this morning

a reminder

she wakes early

patiently waiting for me

to come to the table

and start the day

with a short simple visit

she is silent now

the rain has stopped

and she holds her breath

the irony

(i see now)

is that i’ve been

holding my breath, too—

waiting for a voice

from heaven

while she

has been waiting

to hear mine,

tapping a beat

hoping i’ll add the tune

and a lyric

to mirror

the colors of her face

the dawn whose beauty i trace

………………………..

making music in the morning

by troy cady

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