Tuesday, December 28, 2010

The Kids Are Alright

In the quiet hours of morning, say
between five and seven o'clock
when the bitter wind blows dusty snow
like so many stars into the streetlights,
and a cup of coffee tastes like all you need,
when I hear my son giggle in his sleep
so I know that everything is alright,
and the cats don't say a word, only
stare at me like they've been waiting
the last eight hours or so with a hope
that I'll fill up the food bowl, just then,
in the quiet hours of morning,
everything is alright.

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