As You Know

This morning started 

like any other morning,

coffee and email,

the dog staring and wondering

why we wait for the sun

to get higher in the morning sky 

before we walk 

now that it's winter,

but then

in a surprising turn of events,

I made the perfect omelette

and you weren't there to see it.

It was a thing of culinary beauty

and as you know,

something I've been trying 

to perfect for a while,

well, this morning

perfection showed up 

when I had no reason to expect it,

perhaps I had reached 

the 10,000 hours

they say you must do

before you can be really good at something...

...only tomorrow's omelette will tell

and as you know,

you won't be there 

to see that one either.

I still try to practice my gratitude

for the daily gifts we receive,

so tonight's celebration -

where I raise a glass

to the accomplishments of the day,

will be dedicated to this morning

when perfection came,

unexpected,

and as you know,

you won't be there

to toast with me 

and share the triumphs of our day,

but I'll be grateful 

for the memory of you

I'll have forever

in all the simple things I do.

Ken Owen   Van Niddy Press   January 2014