August 4, 2015

MORNING OFFERING

Sat there on the back porch -

in the shade. Thank God

for a slight morning cool.

Eyed the massive grey elm

tree. It wasn’t moving.

It was like some people -

I know - the strong sturdy 
silent types - older of course.

Then my eyes moved

around to see the green

airport of my backyard -

birds taking off and landing

- darting here and there -

to the bird feeder - to the

bird bath - to several small

bushes - shaking their leaves-

like kids in the running -

dashing of their youth.

Ooops. Me? Sometimes

I don’t know where I am -

that is till I sit here with

a cup or morning coffee

and sip some of my life

and some of my day ahead.

© Andy Costello, Reflections, 2015