Oh My Life Begins Again Poem by RIC BASTASA

It is this
final blooming of
the bud
under the morning light

this opening of the windows
after dawn when we both
wake up for the prayers

it is this arrival of the winds
that sways the leaves of the trees

it is this crackling of the hens
these oinks of the piglets
these crowing of the roosters
these quacking of the ducks

it is this smell of fried eggs
this aroma of steamed rice
this smoke from the pork grill
this coffee this maple cakes

my life, oh my life begins again
for another promise of my day.