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COOL MORNING, GENTLE BREEZE ©By Russ







It’s a cool cloudless morning, the sun's rays barely penetrate the trees that surround the cabin. Bird song fills the air....a pair of sleek black ravens pass overhead, accompanied by the protesting crys of an unseen crow. The smell of coffee brewing filters out onto the porch to blend with a light fragrance of fir. Two jays chase one another above the yard screaming loudly. The pursuing jay connects with the other and small blue feathers flutter down. And as quickly as they came, they are gone. Orange and black gross beaks mew softly while hanging upside down, eating purple plums. Misty lies on her blanket by the bench, head on paws, energy low. She’ll not get up because I am here, and will wait for Em to come out the door before she stirs. No matter how much it hurts her she won’t miss her morning walk with Em. Band-tailed pigeons and mourning doves dot the trees awaiting the sound of seed pouring into feeders, a clear signal that breakfast is served. Two boys work on the most important part of their ragged ‘new’ truck and rap music fills the morning air..a loud message telling me to find other things to do. A gentle breeze begins to blow, declaring a continuing cool day, and I rise to go into the cabin where the smell of coffee calls me by name.
Russ







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