Ray's Gumbo

THE COFFEES MADE
IT'S EARLY MORNING LIGHT
THE RAIN SOUNDS LIKE POPCORN ON THE TIN
THE HAZE IN THE TREES SEEMS TO FREEZE
THE EARLY MORNING LIGHT
THE FIRST CUP HAS COME AND GONE
MY TOES ARE YET COLD
LIFE IS STILL THIS EARLY MORNING
ONLY SOUND CONTINUES TO MARK THE TIME
THE HEATERS HUMMING
THE RAIN IS TAPPING
AND THE CATS DON'T STIR
RAIN DROPS DISAPPEAR
ON THE CREAMED COFFEE COLORED RIVER
MY TOES ARE YET COLD