DAYBREAK
By Laura Stamps
 

There is a place 

behind a cat’s ear 

as sweet as summer 

jasmine, as soft 

as the satin 

purse of a mink.

I rest my cheek 

there often, listening 

to the syrup of 

birdsong twisting 

its silver threads 

through the sky’s 

orchid hair, as 

buds of sunrise 

blossom in apricot 

and tangerine, 

and I wonder about 

the flaring water-

music of the wood 

thrush and how many 

levels of joy my 

body can bear.
 

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LAURA STAMPS is an award-winning poet and writer.  Over four hundred of her poems, short stories, and poetry book reviews have appeared in literary journals, magazines, anthologies, and broadsides.  She is the author of twenty-five books of poetry and prose.  Her latest book is a novel "Evergreen" (2003, Kittyfeather Press).  Her poetry chapbook "Cat Daze" was a finalist in the 2004 Plan B Press Chapbook Competition (Philadelphia, PA).  Two of her poems are included in the celebrity anthology "Open My Eyes, Open My Soul" (2003, McGraw-Hill Books).  More information about books by Laura Stamps can be found at www.kittyfeatherpress.blogspot.com.