Early
My
favorite time,
The
mountain’s face still washed
in
darkness, as the day slowly
peels
away layers of sleep
readying
itself for work.
Wildlife
looks for prey
locking
their breath
at
the sound of any rustle.
Birds
sing for breakfast,
and
the growls of engines
heading
for the early shift
increase.
Quiet
hours are almost over,
and
the town’s heartbeat quickens.
The
diner’s lights blink awake,
and
the stars prepare
to
vanish behind the sun’s rays.
A
newspaper will soon land
in
our yard.
Looking
out at the last of the darkness,
my
pen begins scratching out thoughts,
telling
the house the day’s begun.
Bruno Rescigna
My writing credits include: short stories published in Elysian Fields Quarterly and the Bucks County Writer, two one-act plays produced at the University of New Mexico. My poetry has been published by Arial Chart, Literary Yard, the annual issue of Tidewater. One of my poems was selected for reading at the 2023 Summertide Festival and will be displayed for 12 months on the grounds of the Port Angeles Fine Arts Center. In addition, I was interviewed on the “Strength to Be Human” podcast hosted by Mark Rossi. Lastly, I was a finalist in 2021’s Tucson Festival of Books, a national poetry competition.