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Daybreak

January 7, 2013 By Talya Tate Boerner

The cobwebs scatter
with each sip of black coffee,
robust and steaming.

Beyond the oak trees,
darkness lightens to purple.
I welcome this day.

talya

Musical Pairing:

To The Morning, Dan Fogelberg

Filed Under: Life, Nature & Seasons Tagged With: coffee, morning

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Comments

  1. Anonymous says

    January 7, 2013 at 7:58 am

    I also welcome this day. It is going to be a beauty! Love from theBAT

  2. TimH says

    January 7, 2013 at 9:04 am

    I agree…it is going to be an awesome day! I suppose I need to get on the coffee kick, but it still leaves a bad taste in my mouth!=)

  3. Anonymous says

    January 7, 2013 at 11:43 am

    yes a beautiful day at the ranch too,,,sunrise,cool,cows getting water in the lake,Jed and Tug chasing each other,love your thoughts,,,love coffee, love you,,,

  4. Joyce Lansky says

    January 7, 2013 at 4:22 pm

    That is a fabulous picture along with your passage!

    http://joycelansky.blogspot.com

  5. Patricia A. Laster says

    January 7, 2013 at 7:04 pm

    nice pic; nice haiku; nice you!

  6. Dorothy Latimer Johnson says

    January 8, 2013 at 2:59 pm

    very nice!

  7. Anonymous says

    January 8, 2013 at 4:45 pm

    Stunning pic, nice thoughts!


Hi! I'm Talya Tate Boerner. Writer, Reader, Arkansas Master Naturalist / Master Gardener, Author of

THE ACCIDENTAL SALVATION OF GRACIE LEE (2016)

GENE, EVERYWHERE: a life-changing visit from my father-in-law (2020)

BERNICE RUNS AWAY (2022)

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