The Morning Porch

Dave Bonta January 11, 2010 1

Finishing my coffee, I walk to the edge of the porch and stop short: the western horizon is a dark battleship gray, an anti-sunrise.

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Evan
15 years ago Permalink

I’d stop short too.
Tension and no release.
A mix of concern and disappointment.

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