Mornings                                             by Jeannie E. Roberts

are my favorite
the hint of radiance
the kind that glows
purrs along the horizon
whispers in glints of color
and the gifts of a new day
Like tender renderings
shadows subside
settle along the walls
between the spaces
of the place
we call home
Our hearts unite
in the sweetness
of simplicity
the subtleties of light
where we wait for the music
watch from the window
as the sun’s intro
eases in notes of gold
expands into stanzas
of stillness and quiet truth
Mornings are my favorite
they remind me of you


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Jeannie E. Roberts has authored seven books. Her most recent collection, As If Labyrinth – Pandemic Inspired Poems, was released in 2021 by Kelsay Books. Her eighth book, The Ethereal Effect – A Collection of Villanelles, is forthcoming from Kelsay Books (2023). Her poems appear in Blue Heron Review, Sky Island Journal, The Ekphrastic Review, Verse-Virtual, Visual Verse, Writing In A Woman’s Voice, and elsewhere. She’s an artist, animal lover, a nature enthusiast, Best of the Net award nominee, and a poetry editor of the online literary magazine Halfway Down the Stairs.