Haibun Monday at dVerse
and we’re asked to feature “Morning”.
My thoughts, as submitted
on September 2, 2018
The face of morning has changed in the phases of my life. My memories are of childhood on the farm and waking at sunrise to the crow of the rooster and the lowing of cattle; school years and sleepily getting dressed and gathering my books to meet the bus as it made its way down our country road; and young adult years, living the heady life of independence, greeting the mornings sleepily after dancing or partying far into the night, making my way to the job that paid my bills; then the mornings of my married life with two babies whose sweet sleepy morning faces started my days with love. The next phase is a kaleidoscope of the busy years of rearing my children, becoming a widow and re-entering the working world, building a career and reaching retirement.
And now retirement. I’ve become a night person, sleep being elusive, and arise at my leisure. I watch the morning news, all of it depressing, with my remote in my hand ready to hit Mute when the Trumpet sounds. I shuffle to the kitchen for my morning coffee, fruit and toast, then head for my computer, where I spend much of my time. My huge window gives me a wide view of the neighborhood and my bird feeder, which offers constant entertainment. My mornings are quiet, sedate and uneventful. I have reached the age of contentment, and gratitude for a life well lived.
seasons of my life
captured in my memory
time for gratitude
A blog for the midnight epiphanies and idle thoughts of a hopeless wordaholic.
What a wonderful description of a lifetime of mornings!
ReplyDeleteThank you for so much personal sharing. The Mom mornings seemed vivid and joyful to me. I hear you about the nights of insomnia as we age. Loved the haiku.
ReplyDeletei enjoyed this journey through the mornings of your life, such a rich and fulfilled life from my reading, I wish you more as the years unfold, kindness and joy for everything you touch.
ReplyDeleteLove the view of that bird feeder and window of your neighborhood. Good for you to keep busy and contented with your journey so far. When the news are depressing, I skip and go to entertainment news. Take care!
ReplyDeleteHello fellow night owl! I loved this response to the prompt, bringing in the many faces of mornings of the past and sharing more about yourself. The gratitude for life and peace of mind are clearly felt through your words. Thanks for joining in, Bev. Always a pleasure to read your work.
ReplyDeletep.s. I mute the trumpet too.
Mornings as a reflection of passage of time, reaching contentment - wonderful.
ReplyDeleteYour are right about the evolvement of the events of the morning at different stages of life. How different now that we are unencumbered by the rat race!
ReplyDeleteI'm a night person as well and I skip the morning news.
ReplyDeleteSleep has been elusive for me for many years. I love your share of being awakend by a rooster crowing and the cattle lowing. Beautiful music indeed. Your senryu is amazing and beautiful. contentment. the reward for a life well lived.
ReplyDeleteYour haibun reminded me of Shakespeare's seven stages of man, Bev. I loved the journey through your lifetime of mornings. I remember those childhood mornings, full of expectation and the lie-ins of my teenage and early adult years - and the fist time waking up with a lover! I have to say, the years as a mother are a bit of a blur, with the occasional glimpse of memories, usually when my daughter and I get together.
ReplyDeleteI'm with you on the quiet, sedate and uneventful mornings, and reaching the age of contentment.
That's a lot of memories to revisit every morning. Lovely!
ReplyDeleteI love it all, each phase of your life, and now gratitude...I do love each words.
ReplyDeleteI love how you have reached that state of contentment... and maybe you need all those phases to reach where you are.
ReplyDeleteA lovely state of contentment, Bev. I am leisurely in the morning, energy level slows at 3:00 or 4:00 pm, and after dinner I am revived for the night. The mention of gratitude is wonderful.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed all the faces of morning that have met you throughout your life. The allusion to Revelation with the Trumpet sounding was clever, as that is the most alarming and urgent book of the bible.
ReplyDeleteI fear it wasn't biblical at all, but a reference to the present occupant of our White House, whom I call The Trumpet! I must say, however, your "take" fits very well too! Thank you for your comments.
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