Sitting On The Patio In A Cool, Dark Morning

So it is
a cool morning,
this morning
in August
here in Michigan,
and I went out
before dawn
to sit
on the patio,
and the darkness
woke me up
and so did
the coolness,
and I did
many practices,
like my chi kung
and my reflexology,
and the air
was light,
and there was
a mechanical sound
in the distance
to the north,
and so,
when the day arrived
as the sky lightened,
naturally,

a bird sang.