Good Morning

The Writer, Vernon Wade

Vernon Wade is a poet, author and freelancer. He has been published in The Gorge Literary Journal, Dualsport Rider Magazine, Hack’d Magazine, The Sidecarist, ROB Magazine and The Hood River News.

The world fills him with wonder. When he looks at the sky he is lifted into flights of fancy, when he stares at the earth he is drawn beneath its surface. He is delighted to find the macrocosm and the microcosm equally mesmerizing.

11/29/25 5:30 32F (0.0C) Calm, cloudy and dark.

The half moon was setting behind the oaks when I went to bed last night. This morning is dark and still, with a coat of ice. Fog is rising from the creek and creeping through the briars and rank grass.

The coals beneath the half consumed pine round were bright and leapt into flame with the addition of tinder. A kettle is hanging from the tripod, hot water ready for my second cup of tea.

Good morning.