About a month ago
\nI had a metamorphosis
\nfrom a night owl
\nto an early bird<\/p>\n
I can\u2019t explain entirely why
\nbut from staying up till 2 or 3 am
\nI began waking up at 4 or 5 am<\/p>\n
eventually I used those early hours
\nto write my poetry
\nbefore returning to sleep<\/p>\n
this practice became habitual
\nuntil the day came
\nabout a month ago<\/p>\n
when I began enjoying being like
\na born again early bird <\/p>\n
now I go to bed around 10 pm
\nand wake up at 4 or 5 am<\/p>\n
I do a little spiritual work
\na few minutes of pranayama
\nsome prayers to Christ
\nthen sitting in surrender
\nfor 5 to 15 minutes
\nwith k energy this is
\nall I need, like meditating
\nfor an hour pre-k arising<\/p>\n
I write 3 poems after that
\nsometimes one or more
\nthen or later in the day<\/p>\n
then I ride my deck cycle
\nat my computer for 2 hours<\/p>\n
on other days, 3 times a week,
\nI work out then ride the deck cycle
\nfor the 2 hours<\/p>\n
I\u2019ve been a night owl for all my life
\nso the unexpected change to
\nan early bird surprises me<\/p>\n
but I like the quiet of the early
\nmorning hours <\/p>\n
and a week ago I went to a grocery store
\nwhen it opened at 6 am<\/p>\n
I enjoyed the ease of getting in
\nand out minus the teeming crowds
\nthe waiting lines later in a day<\/p>\n
so I suspect I\u2019ll continue
\nflying through my days
\nas an early bird
\ninstead of a night owl. <\/p>\n
Bob Boyd <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
About a month ago I had a metamorphosis from a night owl to an early bird I can\u2019t explain entirely why but from staying up till 2 or 3 am I began waking up at 4 or 5 am eventually I used those early hours to write my poetry before returning to sleep this practice… Continue reading