On a cold and frosty morning

Hush
Quiet now
Listen
Enjoy ecstatic birdsong
The joy of freedom
The joy of morning
The joy of another day
The unknown
The good
The bad
The indifferent.

Hush
Quiet now
Listen
The rustle of leaves
Of trees
Of babbling brook
A mother calling to her child
The steady pant
Of snuffling hound
The peace
In that moment

A day of work
A day of laughter
A day of excitement
A day of fear

Just another day then.

Another day when I know that I am alive because I can feel. I can love. I can lose. I can laugh. I can cry. And I'm glad that I can.