No morning is mediocre yet 
the press of collective days is 
a numbness

No morning is mediocre when
the blue jay’s offspring are
squalling gleefully at the top of the telephone pole

No morning is mediocre but 
I am some days
unable to be reborn in the daylight

No morning is mediocre so
let’s all rejoice at the dawn while
holding our grief in these leaking 
bowls of our hands

June 2021