Early Riser
My alarm doesn’t go off at 4:30 AM
because I am some early bird hoping
to catch the proverbial worm unaware.
I don’t take an hour to do my hair
or choose my clothes or commute to work.
And I don’t run a mile before I shower
or whip up stacks of pancakes while
my family grabs their extra winks.
No, mostly, I just sit here quietly
And work my puzzles while the light
Shifts its colors through the windows
And the world outside sharpens its edges.
I watch the cats pad across the kitchen
and enjoy their silences and remember
the French words for this or that. I take
everything slow. Je prends tout lentement.
And sometimes there is thunder in the distance.
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