Bare feet on glistening wet grass <br />A chorus of leaves rustling, humming <br />Wake my soul from its stupor <br /> <br />Black Labradors howling protest <br />Over the bread man’s honking horn <br /> Stir my listless heart <br /> <br />Snails hurrying to greet the worms <br />Pacing through slithery trails <br /> Unravel my knotty sinews <br /> <br />Zesty sparrows collecting by the gazebo <br />Quarreling over seeds in a frenzy <br /> Remind me of God’s grace <br /> <br />Frogs and turtles chatting by the pond <br />Placid water disturbed by their noise <br /> Tell me that silence is a virtue <br /> <br />Hungry blue birds avidly watching <br />Over tiny ripples made by wee fish <br /> Warn me of the day’s perils <br /> <br />Carillon ringing its morning tidings <br />Clangor against brassy chapel bells <br />Arouse my lust for life <br /> <br />Evergreen giants brushing off <br />Wet mist from heavy shoulders <br />Teach me tolerance and forgiveness <br /> <br />Spectacles, tableaux, and pageants <br />Greet the dawning of each day, <br />Mornings God has made, rejoice and be glad<br /><br />Eddie Roa<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/tagaytay-mornings/
