From Poetic Asides: “For today’s prompt, write a morning poem. The poem can be about the morning, take place during the morning, or however you want to work the morning in.”


each morning i awake
i say thanks
grateful to experience another day
knowing that some
did not make it through the night
i think of my dreams
those fleeting moments when i’m in both worlds
one that i can see with open eyes
the other
where i fly because i want
talk to people i have never seen before
charm snakes or dragons
with a fillip of my fingers
swim limpid seas as a dolphin
since it’s where
i’m most at home.

each morning i awake
i say thanks
grateful to experience another day
knowing that some
did not make it through the night
i think of my day
those fleeting moments when i’m in both worlds
one that i can see with closed eyes
the other
where i stretch like a cat
check for new aches and pains
reach for my phone hoping i haven’t overslept
wonder what the day will bring
knowing that in another time and place
i can charm snakes
cast spells on dragons
swim as a dolphin
and fly
because i want.