Where the day begins

Photo: daybreak, Crawford Pond, Maine, August 2023

I’m not sure where the day begins;

I’ve lost the thread somewhere

Between the night and morning.

A stranger’s kitchen,

Pouring someone else’s coffee

While the sun decides how much to shine.

I coax my body into daylight.

The day brings everything, but

None of it is mine.

Come forth, give forth,

Let the sense of thi…