waiting for the kettle
half-awake before breakfast
daydreaming outside the kitchen door
smelling the morning, zen-like
whilst absent-mindedly mining raisins
from the dust of the muesli
shrivelled-up tiny black turds
camouflaged under the oat husks
two starlings catch my eye
synchronized pecking
at the fat ball feeder
two black lumberjacks
rhythmically sawing through a log
swaying metronomic
as my fingers mindlessly
delve through the cereal
rummaging for raisins, like a thrush
turning over the dead leaves
looking for a worm
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