Beschreibung
For High or Low voice
Varied and boisterous, "January Morning" refers to the heavy storms of 1997 which kept the poet housebound because of a washed out bridge. With jazzy harmonies and rhythm, it describes a morning at home with two cats, a warm fire, and a cup of coffee.
January Morning
by Rachel Oliver
Cold and dark,
Two-cat night,
Sleep is done.
Wisps of dreams
Twirl in the head...
Body gathers twigs
for an early fire.
Hands grind beans
for a java treat.
Ankles are rubbed
by Alpha Cat
who swats Beta Cat
Just because...
Raindrops plink
on windowpanes.
Outside in mist
Creeks roar by.
They all shout,
in cacophony,
"I'm a RIVER!"
"I'm bigger...,"
"I'm wetter!"
"I'm faster!"
"I'm louder!"
Stuck home again.
Ah well...
Back to bed
Cold toes
Cold nose...
Snuggle in down.
Cats purr...
Coffee's good.
Drought's gone.
Can't complain...