A Morning Among These Days

As a morning among these days ends,
a few blocks from our home
a peaceful protest march begins and ends.

As friends and neighbors march,
we stay home to mourn
a sudden, profound grief for loss of a friend.

News of death came unanticipated as we celebrated.
Separate but included,
we participated in a grandson's Continuance
from his 8th grade to high school.

Before this joy 
(and for a third time in three days)
we awoke to a joy: 
news of a newborn among friends and family.

Joy
then joy 
then mourning.

(Half of one day.)

A morning among these days has ended.

A Morning Among These Days 

Bob Komives

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