gray mountain morning.
no breath of air stirs the swings.
steller's jay in flight.
young chef at the stove
pounds on the wooden burners.
nibbles carrot top.
gray cat in window
awaits, quizzical, hopeful.
ears perk for breakfast.
black cat glides uphill
smooth as smoke, helps himself.
steller's jay -- breakfast.
darkened house -- browned out.
quiet September morning.
the mind in silence.
the wool uncarded.
the cotton and flax unspun.
take up your spindle.
eastern light rises.
warmth spreads beneath its passing.
fall flower opens.
Copyright © 15 September 1996 by
Heather Madrone. All rights reserved.