To Summon The Light

in praise of morning

Good morning, Morning!
How brave you are 
to try again! 
To summon the Light 
from the cave of Night,
and cast your bright smile
upon the earth. 

Your courage, 
born of kindness.
Your concern 
for the birds, 
the rabbits, the squirrels,
and every anxious creature.
(myself most emphatically included!)

Knowing how they need you,
you continue to show up. 

I am very much a morning person. For years now, each day when I step outside my door to head to work, I smile, and say aloud, "Good morning, Morning!" The dawn of a new day is, to me, like the return of a reliable friend. She inspires me with her tenacity to give it another go, again and again and again. I imagine some days she is just as weary with it all as I am; after all she's been doing it considerably longer! Yet she seems to know her place; her importance. We simply can't get on without her. 
Greeting Morning in such a way is a conscious act of acknowledgment and gratitude for the gift of a new day that truly makes a positive difference for me. My disposition is not always naturally sunny, so it helps to have that little morning encounter to help set the tone; knowing that if the day can still show up optimistically after all this time, the least I can do is endeavor to do likewise. 
Wishing you the Bright Smile of Morning; no matter the time.
Peace, Love, and All Goodness,
~Cheryl Anne