Early Morning Cup of Coffee

My Mother, Margie, and her horse Boots likes to get attention.

She grew up on horses living on the family farm in Western Arkansas.

Margie has always had a passion for horses. She also has always had a passion for poetry.

She has written several poems over the years. My favorite is Early Morning Cup of Coffee.

EARLY MORNING CUP OF COFFEE

I'm sitting on the front porch in my swing

It's as if I can see almost everything

The birds are eating berries from the mulberry tree

They sing so sweetly, as if they're singing just for me

Two red birds just walked across the lawn

And 4 squirrels been playing out there since early dawn

They chase each other round and round

They scamper up a tree, and then scamper down

Sometimes they jump from limb to limb

I never get tired of watching them

Sometimes I see a Mother deer and her fawn

They seem so content eating grass from my lawn

They keep their distance, but still they can see

Me watching them and them watching me

All in all it's a great place to be

early in the morning, while having my coffee.

Written by:

Margie Howard Semiche

June 9, 2005