DAWN

 'Tis sweet as the day begins to dawn,
When the lark her song is singing,
To wander at will through the grassy lawn
Where fresh flowers around are springing.
'Tis sweet at that solemn hour to go
O'er the rocky slope, all alone,
Where the scattering streamlets freely flow...
'Tis well to inhale the earthly gale,
As it sweeps the green hill's side...
Or to look on the wood in its leafy pride,
In the glen or on the grove, the dawn is fair,—
Morning is beautiful every where!

 ~Thomas Furlong, "Morning Meditations"

 

Every morning as soon as it's light enough

to see I lace up my running shoes and head

out to the back road to get in a little exercise

before the rest of the day unfolds. I use

to try to work out in the evenings, but found

I could make a lot of excuses to stay in saying

I was too tired or something needed my

attention, so now mornings it is. 

 

I really do like to watch as the day begins to

awaken, to listen to the songs of the birds

as they flutter from tree to tree, to hear

the distant sound of an air plane as it flies

to an unknown destination, to hear the

rooster crow and the turkey's gobble,

the ducks as they begin to quack, a dog

barking. It's nice to have time to dream

of what day will hold and what I will do

with it.

 

How about you, what is your favorite

time of day?