(Revision) February Sunrise

Chills of an early February morning breeze
numbs pale toes on a white sand beach;
with soft light seeping through a fading night,
while warm water creeps up the Golf Coast.

Numb pale toes on a white sand beach
on Anna Maria Island as the sun peeks in.
Warm water creeps up the Golf Coast
welcoming a current of family affections

On Anna Maria Island as the sun peeks in.
Golden generosities radiate warmth,
welcoming a current of family affections
amongst the songs of seagulls in gleeful flight.

Golden generosities radiate warmth,
rising with the harmonic laughter of children;
wakeful as the songs of seagulls in gleeful flight
excited to feel the stream of a fresh day’s air.  

Chills of an early February morning breeze
with soft light seeping through a fading night,
rising with the harmonic laughter of children
excited to feel the stream of a fresh day’s air. 

My Mother’s Changing Kitchen

My mother’s kitchen is bold and full of life,
much like herself, the emerald green leaves
of her plants grow wild. The walls change
colors with her moods during the passing
months. The selections of cuisine cook
in the oven alternating from spicy to bland
as her ever evolving interests die out
with her dispositions. The front door opens
as my sister Tawni breezes in with her romping
Bully and twinkle toed Chihuahua ready
to venture the world and pull my mother
away from her many redecorating schemes.