Thank you Jerry Palmer for kicking this off.
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4 a.m.
The need of solitude
Is basic, like food.
Teachers, preachers,
All of God’s creatures,
Mothers as well,
And health personnel,
Farmers, writers,
Former prizefighters,
Require periods of silence
When a phone call is a form of violence
And a knock on the door is sheer mayhem.
So I arise around 4 a.m.
And I find it very pleasant
That nobody else is present:
Coffee, paper, and a pencil,
All that are essential.
I hear the chirping of the birds
And in my head, a flock of words,
So many lovely ways to say:
Thank you for another day.
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