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.

10/31/26 Happy Halloween.

7:30 It is cold.

There is not yet enough light to be certain, but the sky appears to be clear.

I have been forced from the warmth of my bed by the need to urinate.

The fire, which had burned since Wednesday, is dead with nary an ember remaining.

With Amy’s assistance I kindled a new flame and the kettle is now on to boil.

I was up several times last night.

The moon, five days past full, shone through the trees, casting a playful light in an otherwise dark forest.

It did not rain, which was a pleasant change.

The fire was still burning when I made my dash for the thunderbox at 4:00, and I built it up to a fine blaze before returning to my blankets.

When I opened my eyes at 6:00 the lodge was black. The lantern had gone out and the fire was cold. I closed my eyes again.

Now I sit by a new fire, with a cup of hot tea in hand.