Blackbird sings in the new dawn

breaking us gently into the new day

Restless night meets blackbird song.
It's 5am and still dark.
I hear the familiar, pure notes,
A solo inspired by angels.

In bed we haven't spoken
Just hoping sleep will return to us both.
I know the curtains glow from the moonlight
But I keep my eyes shut
Awaiting sleep

The blackbird sings some more
'That's all I need!'
Says my husband to the dark.
And I giggle.
And he giggles back.
Laughter eats the darkness
As we listen some more.
We smile and listen lying on creased sheets,
How can you not be in love with the melody of dawn?

I’ve feared my office under the sky
Since I was bitten by a dog
As if my thoughts snagged on barbed wire.
But I am going to return.

I miss walking as the day takes shape,
As it is born of weather and breath and light and music.
The birds capture us in their melodies.
Adorning the day,
Wrapping the morning into a gift,
Ribbons and all.

Their calls cocoon us 
To greet the day,
Note by note,
With a passion for the unknown.
They speak to me of fearlessness,
Of doing
Of not dwelling on what was not to be.

They teach in their innocence
In their ignorance
In their business
The essence,
The beauty,
Of every unique day

I thank you for reading.