Each day’s emancipation
from the clutches of sleep
is a blessing; and so it is
this praised morning.
Through clear glass
sliding doors, hungry
morning eyes fill themselves
with a majestic evergreen---
Atop its fecal crusted dome,
three regally poised blackbirds
survey nature’s sublime scene---
Satisfied that all is well,
they gracefully flew away---
Swaying to and foe
in a synchronized aerial ballet.
Silver blue skies, polka dotted
with ivory clouds, formed a canopy
over this serene canvas of nature:
reflected by the golden rays of a new sun.
Suddenly, without invitation,
rain invades the scene.
Is the devil beating his wife?
Reflecting on life, I smiled
and whispered to myself:
“shame the devil and tell the truth---
In the midst of scorn, trials and tribulations,
we must begin each day with the flames
of faith, hope and victory forever burning before us;
determined that raindrops of terror will not spoil
our parade along the jubilee journey: No way!