Rocio in the morning

I wrote a new one right then and there, surprised her by reading it in front of everyone.

Rocio in the morning

Dewdrops
in the coolness of the morning
as eels ripple up the rivers
as waves crash hard against Galiza's rocks:
the work day wakens to its task.
But fresh-faced in the hush,
melting through the morning mist:
Rocio's smile and dew-lined lips.

© Kåre Enga 2008 [165.44] 2008-04-22

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I wanted to read a poem for Rocio (her name translates as 'dew') as she was in the audience at the poetry reading; but, I didn't have that poem with me so I wrote a new one right then and there and surprised her by reading it for her in front of everyone. The reference to eels is a private joke between us; but, eels are common in the rivers of Galiza (Galicia, NW Spain) and is a known word in English.