i want to wake up this morn

with eyes open, shades lifted

to look around and fizz

with wonder at it all.

 

this soft chair, cat curled on lap

my beloved sits the next chair over

sun streams in windows bright

a full day beginning with the option

 

–to focus on either light

or shadow

 

and, oh my, isn’t there just so much light?

 

Heather Pound 2024

photo Ales Krivec via Unsplash