VELVET MORNING

Velvet Morning 

I was awake early this morning

And the grass was damp with dew,

I sat outside and waited

For the dawn to come peeping through.

I took my cup of coffee with me

And waited for the dayspring

Soon the sky was changing

And the birds were on the wing.

I watched as oh so gently

Mother Nature drew the curtain back

Revealing many muted colours ~

No more velvet black.

Soft and fluffy clouds appeared

In a silver grey blue sky

A waxing gibbous moon still lingered

In the quiet morning sky.

Morning noises soon were heard

As neighbours left for toil,

The beauty of this morning

None could ever spoil.

A spider kept on working 

And his web was damp with dew

The diamond dew drops thrilled me

The world was born anew.

A time of peace and solace

A time quite set apart

When I communed with nature

Face to face, and heart to heart.

© Linda J. Vaughan

February 2st. 2013