after Good Night by Carl Sandburg
Many ways to spell good morning.
Redwing blackbird at the top of the larch
spells it with red epaulettes and spread wings.
He shouts the wetland awake; mallard and frog join in.
Bees make a lazy trajectory of gold-and-black
between purple cone flowers.
Meadow at dawn spells with a misty quilt
lifted by sun’s fingers.
Kitchens are a chorus of kettle whistles,
cutlery clatters, mug thumps, bacon sizzles.
It is easy to spell good morning.
Many ways to spell good morning.
He shouts the wetland awake; mallard and frog join in.
Bees make a lazy trajectory of gold-and-black
between purple cone flowers.
Meadow at dawn spells with a misty quilt
lifted by sun’s fingers.
Kitchens are a chorus of kettle whistles,
cutlery clatters, mug thumps, bacon sizzles.
It is easy to spell good morning.
Many ways to spell good morning.
©Mary Lee Hahn, 2021
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