A Country Sunrise

The white porcelain mug

rested on her fingertips

her lips yearned for the sweet
familiar taste of morning
with its warm hazelnut finish
and soft sunrise


Her eyes held the orange kiss
between the earth and sky
a horizon which promised
uninterrupted time



minutes free to live, to love 
without the constant
interpretation from God's believers
about what form love should take


As if they know what it took to make
the heavens and the seas


For that gentle moment
inside the new dawn
when the cold morning's breath
met the rooster's song
she bowed her head


She prayed for freedom
from the fear in their hearts 
knowing she would offer it back to them
if it wasn't love they needed so much more. 



~Alexa