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.

6/19/25 6:00 49f (9.4c) The moon slips into the last quarter, almost unnoticed in a serene blue sky. Faint strands of mares tails float by. Tractors pull sprayers whining through the rows. Up the hill, too impatient to wait or perhaps traversing an orchard too steep, a crop duster swoops low over the trees, trailing clouds of glory. Wash your fruits and vegetables, kids.