“Early morning hath gold in its mouth.” ~ Benjamin Franklin

"I often look forward to the early morning light of a summer day,
As if the sun’s mouth were to say, permission again to live and play.
Mostly I look out and upward at the colored hues of the sky,
Exclaiming to myself with hushed joy and embrace, what today shall I try?

But sometimes there is more I look forward to with this early morning light,
When aging leaves in their shimmering fight, catch the breeze of yellow delight.
It is the time of Autumn, when summer sun retreats to the South,
And every Aspen states the morning hath extra gold in its mouth.” ~ J. Bruce Morey