Love in the Morning

Love in the Morning

Morning's a new bird

stirring against me

out of a quiet nest,

coming to flightquick-

changing,

slow-nodding,

breath-filling body,

life-holding,

waiting,

clean as clear water,

warmth-given,

fire-driven

kindling companion,

mystery and mountain,

dark-rooted,

Earth-anchored.

- Annie Finch