October Morning Meditation

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