Morning Chorus

Aug 3, 2026 | Writer's Blog | 0 comments

Sunrise breaks the plane;
Morning song breaks the silence
Of the darkened sphere.

Long before I took
My first breath on this planet
The same song has been.

It is the song in
Celebration of new dawn:
We are still alive!

There is much to see –
The Creator has designed
Infinite goodness.

And we are His heirs,
Partaking in this beauty
Ev’ry newborn day.

~ Cathy Schrock, poet
~ Jonathan Kaufman, photographer

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