Just Another Morning..

i woke at the sound of bird call
and slipped out of the house
while darkness still snooped about my garden

daisies still asleep
dreaming damp dew dreams


and
there she was
goddess of light
like a tongue of fire
sliding
up over Te Aroha



a blessing
of morning
and the birds sang their chorus
a hymn of great beauty


the city was golden then

kissed
quiet

birds chanting lauds
a
sacrament
to begin another day
in the catherdal
of
the city