UNTIL I SAY GOOD MORNING TO THE STARS

 

My day does not begin until I walk outside

while darkness still blankets the land….

and greet nature and all she has created.

that a makes this world so grand.

 

Until I greet the chorus of crickets

still singing harmoniously and strong. 

and marvel at where they find the energy

to sing the whole night long.

Until I greet the owl whose song

from her home in the hollow of a tree

rides upon the breeze…

and gently lands on me.

Until I greet that very breeze 

who after delivering to me the owls song

Whispers good morning to the trees

before she happily moves along.

And my day does not begin 

until…

after searching the heavens 

for a glimpse at Jupiter or Mars

with nature’s music as a backdrop

I say good morning to the stars.