Waking The Day poem - Libations Friday 17 Sept 2010

When the day - and I - awaken, present in the moment.











Waking The Day





When I suddenly awakened from the long night’s hot summer sleep

The energizing scent of coffee brewing wafted around the corner.

I stumbled in the dark, bouncing off the doorway, fumbling for the kitchen lights.

I saw cats waiting eagerly at the back door, wide-eyed nocturnal keepers of the yard.











Measuring out fresh food into their three bowls, then wisely throwing open the door.

They looked up at me, measuring me more than their food, wondering how awake,

Hugging the doorway, quietly gliding through the opening instead of their usual burst.

The golden tiger cat squeaked his morning gossip of the neighborhood nightly report.











Steaming dark brown coffee breathed foggy swirls, spilling into the pristine mug.

The hot libation slid down my throat as it gave off its sweet Ethiopian perfume.

Drinking coffee before speaking plays first in the slumbering beginnings at my house.

Glancing at the cats, all lined in a row, they ate heartily as if miners just off a long shift.













I stepped out into the night to view the sparkling stars before they faded to the day.

The sky was astounding in its simple beauty; the love planet Venus the brightest smile.

How could anyone not smile in return when the planets seem to speak lovingly to us?

So many stars, so many messages written in the sky, our Universe speaks unceasingly.











Pouring another offering of coffee, I pulled up a chair on the porch to view the lake.

I could witness early morning on the water a thousand times, never to be disappointed.

Smoke rose on the water, little ghostly fingers walking forward on the mirrored surface.

Three mallard ducks emerged from the mist, swimming my way, dancing long strides.













Huge prehistoric wings filled the air with a swooping sound and blanketed darkness.

A blue heron landed to fish his breakfast, blending into the smoky gray surrounding mist.

Soon a white egret flew in from the east, careful to move down to another fishing hole.

In the dim light a neighbor fished, sitting, pole in hand as his coffee scent filled the air.















Faint pink embers, the growing light, were filling the sky just above the rooftop horizon.

The blue heron stalked the shallows on his long legs, searching the moving warm waters.

A sudden splash, beak dove down, retrieving a huge fish he flung high on to the bank.

The egret caught small fishes, silver glints in the sunlight, tossed into the air, swallowed.











Two cups of coffee later it was time to check back in the house to rouse my husband.

Entering the room, he slumbered peacefully, his breath shallow; I knew he was awake.

The golden tiger cat pounced onto the bed and onto his chest, demanding attention.

His eyes closed, my husband smiled and knew he had not fooled either one of us.









Denny Lyon

Copyright 17 Sept 2010

All Rights Reserved





*** For the spiritual symbolism explained see:



A Healing Spiritual Poem: Waking The Day







Photo Credits





Steaming coffee in white cup photo by Kvasov Andrey @ flickr



Pink embers sunrise photo by Indy Kethdy @ flickr



Two great white egrets photo by flythebirdpath~} teddy @ flickr



The night sky photo by James Jordan @ flickr (combination of two photos)



Smoke on the water photo by flamesworddragon @ flickr



Ducks swimming under full moon photo by joiseyshowaa @ flickr



Fairy tale moon photo by davedehetre @ flickr



Golden cat in shadow photo by 1 suisse @ flickr





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*** Check out the latest opinions on the economy, the November elections, the building of a mosque on Ground Zero in New York City and education in America now that budget cuts have arrived.From Denny: So who wins the Bozo Sapien Award of the week in politics? There are contenders on both sides of the aisle. And the unemployed lose out the most as Congress goes on a six week vacation - especially those known as The 99ers who have been out of work for two years now. They continue to live without any benefits since unemployment benefits ran out after 99 weeks, hence the name for this group of up to five million Americans. Our leaders do not appear to care about these unfortunate people and are completely tone deaf to their pleas. At least this group is getting smart and they are organizing as a political group now. It will be interesting to see how The 99ers can affect the November election cycle.Election cycle entwined with the economy in America - Republicans have even more to fear than the Democrats on this issue since they enabled Big Business to outsource all the higher paying jobs in America.House Rep. Charlie Rangel embarrassed the entire nation when he got up on the House floor and said, "What about me?" when the House was passing a bill to keep teachers in place across America. Nothing looked more self-serving and downright annoying than to see a Democrat ranting on the House floor, trying to take his case to public opinion. So... when do House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the Prez plan to yank Rangel from the House? His time has come and gone. He is a disgrace. Before this temper tantrum people like me were willing to give him his day in court. Now? Throw the bum out. He's clearly lost his moral compass and forgotten why he was originally elected to office: to serve the American people, not himself.Check out how pervasive the economy and jobs are on the collective American mind as evidenced from the plethora of cartoons. Pro and con about the current politics and the economy the cartoonists do make us aware of what is going on in people's heads.And Team Obama just left "the building" - Press Secretary Gibbs clearly made a fool of himself with this idiot comment and then had the nerve to be arrogant and not apologize. Team Obama needs to go and get replaced with people who will serve the President appropriately:Education in America:Building a mosque at Ground Zero has a lot of New York City folks very angry. Cartoonists weighing in on both sides of the now increasingly national debate:Speaking of stupid - Taliban killed off 10 American medical missionaries who helped them and their children for decades. Though what the Taliban braggarts don't know is that there are local Afghan chieftains who are fiercely angry at the Taliban and are hunting them down to avenge the deaths of those American doctors and relief workers:Afghan War and Iraq War:Tiger Woods - again:And the Thought For The Day:*** Also from this week of cartoonists sure to make you laugh:Hunh?! Cartoons - 14 Aug 2010 - Check out this week's great cartoonists and how funny everyday life can be.Tea Party, Republican, Gay Marriage Cartoons - 14 Aug 2010 - Check out the usual amusing rantings from the far-right-gone-over-the-edge-crazy.BP Oil Spill and Global Warming Cartoons - 14 Aug 2010 - The BP oil spill continues in the news as they try to squirm out of paying for the error of their arrogant ways.*** Bozo Sapien photo by I'm Fantastic @ flickr*** THANKS for visiting, feel welcome to drop a comment or opinion, enjoy bookmarking this post on your favorite social site, a big shout out to awesome current subscribers – and if you are new to this blog, please subscribe in a reader or by email updates! *** Come by for a visit and check out my other blogs:The Social Poets - news, politicsThe Soul Calendar - science, astronomy, psychologyVisual Insights - photos, art, musicBeautiful Illustrated Quotations - spiritual quotes, philosophyPoems From A Spiritual Heart - poetryThe Healing Waters - health newsDennys People Watching - people in the newsDennys Food and RecipesDennys Funny Quotes - humor