December’s arrival
tiptoes softly in
laying down quietly on your doorstep
and calmly waits
for you to notice…
much difficulty sleeping of late,
bothered by unruly sinus congestion
has me slightly panicking in the night trying to breathe
now this morning seems to have plugged up one ear
ugh!
also, last night in the throes of a rather violent dream
think I may have actually
kicked the small elderly dog
sleeping innocently at my feet
apologies made, have since been accepted
as well, comes the season of work-related Christmas-y things
of which
I am not a fan
nor am I (any longer) a willing participant
a thing much easier for me to decide against,
than for some others
to understand
voice once again appreciation for generosity, but also
acknowledgement for where I am
most
comfortable
having not bothered to look for several days,
still slightly annoyed by the bombardment of my inbox
for flash sales and
hand-outs,
I rather triumphantly dump sixty-two messages
and feel a kinder space
begin to open
gladly then,
I take in the morning
with
a dose of easy gratitude
a day off when I can feel myself walking a fine line
between ease and overwhelm
knowing full well that I would much rather stay on the sunnier side
of the street
I then answer the call, to greet December
in the out of doors
stepping into this new day
I breathe deeply in fresh crisp morning air
standing quite still at first, just to take in
the simplicity of this
enormous
gift
breathing deeply in
filling myself with the breath
of December
followed soon after by a quiet walk
in the garden
the morning in full cloud, cast in a dull but gentle
light
sounds of only the birds and the drip-drip-dropping of water
off the roof
snowy crunch, under foot
I wandered slowly and quietly
looking at signs of beautiful things
that remain
waiting only
for grateful notice
and the touch
of
appreciation
for their
being here
despite harsher
predictions ♥