Morning Wonders

A large bird of prey glides
High in the pristine blue sky
In great lazy circles
As all is caught in its
Predatory eye

As a large black dog
Lopes across the distant path
And vanishes like fog
Burned away by a blisteringly
Bright Arizona sun

The strong headwind
And constant incline
Drive me into a
Heart Attack mode
That I’ll hopefully survive

Home at last
Feet propped on the ottoman
Licking a tangerine popsicle and
Meditating on morning wonders
I’ve seen

–LE – 5/10/25