While the morning dozes in handedly The sun paints inciting vegetation Bit of greenly sward, applauds, snappishly Moving, moping, in startled asp'ration Lying in torment, unpretentiously Wide-eyed land, romps energetically Iridescent sunrise, floating flightless Forenoon savors in sparkl'ng veracity While the world spins in absolute hushness And rattling in sweet regularity Gloating tenderly, in edgy touchness Warming the earth, raindrops, tumble from sky And cockcrow holds its head high, in closeness Feathered creatures in day peep, unify Untamed wild, fills local space, once afresh © daniel miltz