October Morning Meditation
A chilly October morning is transformed
As blue sky and dawn
Give way to a golden orb of sunlight
Ascending above a neighbor's shady maple
From cross our street.
Squirrels flit about the lawn
Planting acorns
In subterranean hiding spaces
Birds collect on power lines
In anticipation of a free meal
Hanging from a seed feeder
While a gentle breeze awakens
Wind chimes dangling from a front porch
Like my folks
Who now reside in heaven
Sing in unison
I lament them in my present state
Yet remember them with fondness
For devotions sake
Of love, and hard work
To make my life a blessing.
I take a moment
To post the colors
In appreciation for freedoms
Paid in full
By horrific suffering
Intense determination
Overcoming oppression
To vanquish tyranny.
I look towards bright stars
Red stripes
To breathe in a legacy
Of liberty
For all!
I gravitate to my creative side
A gift given
By my heavenly Father
I contemplate possibility
Brush away negativity
Like a common house fly
Buzzing about my thoughts daily
As if a simple annoyance
They no longer define me
If I so desire.
Millie trots about dew covered grass
Her nose attuned, and twitching
At every trace of passing squirrel
I wonder what it must be like
To be a creature bound to nature
And yet I sit
Conforming to better angels
Whispering to my soul
Sweet nothings
Singing:
"Look up child
See what our Creator has given
Know that you are loved,
And tomorrow
Is your wedding day!"
D.A. Wittler 10/5/19
