Awakened by
morning’s light
and sounds.

Ah-ha moment
reveals quiet
sunrise

always
perfect
background

for people
and bird
chatter

against traffic
known to
go wild

whenever
the moon
was full.

 

Janet Cormier is a painter, writes prose and poetry, and performs comedy. Janet prefers different and original over pretty. She loves collecting stuff, but cleaning not so much. Janet also talks to strangers. A lot. Her column appears weekly on Oddball Magazine.