Cool Morning
Cool morning,
seedbed of the day,
coming through the shadows
of the ebbing night.
Falling on the follicles
of our skin
with a crisp embrace.
Quiet morning,
sounds are still,
birds have faces folded
in the feathers of their breast,
their song a sunrise away.
Still morning,
barely a stirring,
so little traffic around the streets,
shuffling footfalls of other walkers,
the occasional car whirring,
its lights a brief blink of light
in the deep, dark pre-dawn.
Gentle morning,
A moment of peace
Before the pace of life quickens.
Simon C.J Falk 20 March 2014