The Collected Writings of Brian J. Mueller

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The Morning Wind

This morning the wind blows.
Everything it touches resonates
with the message of the coming day.
Anything not fastened down
begins to creak and groan.
Still nothing is louder
than the ominous tick-tock
of my trusty wall clock.

So the morning Spirits arrive
carried along by the strong breeze,
while knocking things over
in their zeal to find a crack
through my windows and doors.
No matter how they enter,
I shall welcome them.