morning shines bright in my memory
piercing through clouds
warming old frozen rivers
and sending sweet melodies on the breeze
to my vacant places
my mind starts to dance and frolic and stretch
in its simple communion
finding calm in the midst of commotion
serenity in the depths of emotion
birds twitter
bees hum
cicadas cackle
it's a symphony so sweet
i can't help but smile
at how i got here
to this beautiful moment in time
this perfect present
this bright new day
all this pleasant possibility
possibility of love
of laughter
of life fully lived
and robustly experienced
i am the pearl, and my oyster
is the world
and it's time
for me to shine
with the luster of living
