At Dawn

Posted on 01/28/2019 by Andrew Reynolds

The cold light of dawn
plays in my mind.
The smell of frost
and the ache in my bones
conspire to pull the robe
tighter around my shoulders
as I sip tea to the pink grey east glow.

A cat rubs past my ankle
begging to taste the air
and discover a new day.

It was a busy weekend for me, family visiting, rearranging my office, birthday celebrations (mine and Heather’s) and just lots of stuff.  So this week I offer this hastily written poem and a promise of more as time wends its way through the stars.

Peace,

Andrew

About Andrew Reynolds

Born in California Did the school thing studying electronics, computers, release engineering and literary criticism. I worked in the high tech world doing software release engineering and am now retired. Then I got prostate cancer. Now I am a blogger and work in my wood shop doing scroll saw work and marquetry.
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43 Responses to At Dawn

  1. CJ Hartwell says:
    02/10/2019 at 6:49 pm

    I might be very, very, late, but I still want to wish you a happy birthday.
    (Cold weather and cats inspire the best poems, hastily written or not.)

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  2. Debra says:
    02/04/2019 at 8:44 pm

    Happy belated birthday to you and Heather, Andrew. And your poem is beautiful. I really love it.

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  3. bg says:
    02/03/2019 at 4:44 pm

    hi there Andrew , a belated happy birthday to you and Heather, the poem was great. kindest regards bg 🙂😎🙂

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  4. ParentingIsFunny says:
    02/02/2019 at 10:16 am

    That’s pretty good. Of course, anything with a cat is sure to please. 😉

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  5. G. J. Jolly says:
    02/02/2019 at 9:21 am

    Happy Birthday to you and your wife!

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  6. Diane Henders says:
    01/31/2019 at 3:54 pm

    What a lovely morning vignette! Happy birthday to you and Heather. 🙂

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  7. Dave Foyle says:
    01/31/2019 at 10:16 am

    Happy Birthdays!

    Thanks for the poem. It matched my morning exactly, except for replacing “tea” with “coffee”. 🙂
    Thanks for sharing!

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  9. La vie d'una Maison ® says:
    01/31/2019 at 6:13 am

    Reblogged this on La vie d'una Maison ©®.

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  10. aginggracefullymyass says:
    01/30/2019 at 8:37 am

    Happy Birthday to you and Heather! I was Hubs and my birthday this month as well. And #2 son. We basically spend the whole month partying… It’s cold here, for Altanta…22 this morning. I was pulling the robe a bit tighter but I was most definately NOT outside. And then I think of my son and fam in – BRRRRR – Chicago. And worry (isn’t that a parent/grandparents lot?) Nah – I wasn’t cold at all here in Atlanta…

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    • Andrew Reynolds says:
      01/30/2019 at 10:39 am

      Happy birthday to you two!!! Well the high here in CA today is going to be like 58 and you’d think the world was ending – I mean we’re having to put on long pants. Hate to think what it’s like back there.

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  11. Mama's Empty Nest says:
    01/30/2019 at 5:37 am

    Happy belated birthday to you and your wife! I’m feeling the cold (single digit temperatures) in my bones this morning. Brrr.

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  12. pommepal says:
    01/29/2019 at 12:51 am

    Hope you both had a happy birthday

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  13. jfwknifton says:
    01/29/2019 at 12:21 am

    Yes, Happy Birthday, both of you!

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  14. dorannrule says:
    01/28/2019 at 8:09 pm

    Beautiful poem and Happy Birthday!

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  15. Chris Sarantopoulos says:
    01/28/2019 at 1:43 pm

    Happy birthday to both!

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  16. Allan G. Smorra says:
    01/28/2019 at 1:21 pm

    Happy Birthday to both of you, and thanks for sharing this bit of Flash-prose with us. I’m impressed.
    Ω

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  17. Relax... says:
    01/28/2019 at 9:46 am

    Happy Birthday! Happy new year of life to you both!

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  18. katknit says:
    01/28/2019 at 8:33 am

    Happy Birthday to you both!

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  19. Jacqui Murray says:
    01/28/2019 at 8:22 am

    Oh–good news. In another few years, you won’t waste time on the birthday celebrations. Free up more time for writing.

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  20. floridaborne says:
    01/28/2019 at 8:12 am

    It sums up getting older very well, yet still being able to appreciate how new the world feels to those who are young.

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  21. lorieb says:
    01/28/2019 at 7:49 am

    happy (belated) birthday to you and Heather!

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