~my spirit says thank you~

awaken by Mother Nature’s thunder just outside the window

where my head lies next to my love partner and upon a soft

restful pillow

grateful for this nudge from the stormy skies and billowing

dark clouds for as mine eyes open, i am reminded of how

fortunate we are, my partner and our little canine at our feet

as i lay here now with mine eyes wide open to the present,

i reflect upon those who cannot sleep because the thunder

comes not of Nature but of bombs exploding o’er

i reflect and ask my spirit that resides within all my fortune,

to breathe calm and peace into those who sleep underneath

Nature’s portentous wakings without the warmth of shelter

to this morning’s awaken of thunderous alarm, saying thank you,

as i have made it my mantra to this grateful greeting, i say it before

I close mine eyes to sleep and when they open to a morning’s delight