last morning in April

this morning

looking out bedroom window

my gauge of what to expect

snow

cold

clean

white

and birds singing

just the same

 i turn on the news

to date

200,000 gallons of oil

spilled in the Gulf

massive

out of control

(sigh)

then i roll over
a witness
to pure love
innocence
devotion

for me
it's a beautiful day

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