let’s not worry with what we no longer do
let’s say how we wake up together
before the sunrise
like two farmers, readying the field
waking up to the sunrise field
together
like a rooster crow over the dewdrops
or two otters in the rocky river
waking up to the light
nuzzling our warm necks
to the dawn, now reflecting
in our eyes
loving ourselves, loving one another
Post Script
This poem begins by setting worry aside—not by resolving it, but by turning attention elsewhere. Rather than revisiting what is no longer done, it moves toward what is still possible: waking up together.
The imagery follows a simple arc. Farmers ready the field before sunrise, suggesting shared work and intention. A rooster marks the beginning of the day, while otters reflect play and ease within the same world. These are not separate moments, but different expressions of the same waking.
As the poem continues, the focus narrows from the field to the body—warmth, closeness, and the quiet recognition of another person. By the end, love is not presented as a goal or conclusion, but as something already present in the act of waking, together.
Image Credit
“Green Wheat Fields, Auvers (1890)” by Vincent van Gogh. Public domain. Source: Wikimedia Commons.
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