EARLY MORNING RISING SISTERS

I met with 4am last night

She said to say hello

And she said she’s seen a lot of you

Since several weeks ago

She said she hears your worries

When you’re lying there awake

But she’d rather watch you sleeping

With a smile upon your face

So she’s gathered up your worries

And she feeds them to the stars

And they swallow them with fire

‘Til they’re left with only half

Then they whisper to the sun

As she begins her morning climb

And the sunshine takes your worries

And accepts them every time

She chops them into pieces

‘Til she’s left with merely grains

Then she throws them to the clouds

So they can gently fall as rain

And the sunlight then transforms

Your drops of worry into hope

So that rainbow that you see?

That’s 4am saying hello

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Becky Hemsley 2020

Beautiful rainbow-filled artwork by Graciela Perrone, Artist