It hits different 
that first sip
of early morning 
of course coffee 
but also kiss
and sun too
it’s wakey wakey
to warmth to 
love to day
three of my
most favorite things 

I have what 
after long when 
and while I 
didn’t know where
I knew who
when I think 
back and remember 
I’d never imagined 
that this what 
would be here
so life goes 

The dimmest light
of early morning 
glazed across city
like thin orange 
icing atop eclairs 
creating a sweet
and delicate sheen 
an almost apricot 
wetness found only 
on the faces
of those lucky 
enough to be 
biting tender fruit
in late summer
so is November 
in these mountains 

The last of
the leaves cling
tightly to barren
limbs shaking weary 
in strong winds 
the weak having 
already gone away 
the few that 
remain count days 
before the first 
snow finally falls 

Barricade of blue
above the mountains 
warns the clouds 
you shan’t pass
and like onlookers 
who slowly gather 
at crime scene 
or maybe protest 
they hold their 
line waiting patiently 
for the sun
to wedge between 
like some negotiator