A Morning Surprise 

Light sifts like soft violin

music onto each needle

of these pine trees outside 

my upstairs window. 

Slowly they stretch reaching 

for beautiful notes, smiling 

and shimmering into morning’s 

free concert of love. 

Quietly moving they refrain 

from disturbing the tuxedoed 

musicians above.  

Now the whole grove stands

up as an audience of one

and offers a golden applause

while birdsong mingles 

with dawn’s generous 

unfolding 

into this wondrous 

melodious surprise.