The Morning Porch

Dave Bonta May 28, 2021

Dawn stealing influence from the just-past-full moon. The whip-poor-will awakening the catbird.

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Clear and cold. The red squirrel makes its usual racket while the gray squirrels leap silently through the treetops. The western ridge turns red.
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The sun clears the ridge and I’m blinded—the oaks are mostly bare now. Those that aren’t, glow red like a scattering of old barns.
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