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Singing River

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A sunrise is a quiet delight.
Calm waters with reflections of first light.
Clouds shimmer, misty, pastel, and soft.

Pelicans greet the morning with flutter and flit.
The squirrels play tag and a robin sings.
The earth glows as the day begins. 

--- Sugie Bee
 
The Indigenous American Cherokee Tribe that lived in the northwestern corner of Alabama called the river that flowed through their lands  Unashay, the Singing River. They believed a muse lived in the river and sang songs to them.  I call it home.

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