enjoying the dawn

max and i went to the river this morning - if you stand really, really close to the falls, the sound of the water drowns out the roar of traffic on IH 35 as well as the trains. the stars were still peeking out through the disappearing clouds while the pink of the sun showed itself on the horizon. a lone tall egret standing on a rock, its reflection in the water showing more movement than the bird itself.....the ducks make their way across the river... i want to stay here forever, in this spot, at this very moment, the birth of hope with the dawn. the feeling that all will be right, the untainted and sweet anticipation that today will be the day without failure. i'm more like the river this morning - usually clear but now, cloudy and waiting for my thoughts to once again run clear. i arrive back at the house just as the sky turns from dark to blue and i try to carry that one brief moment with me all day long.................