Paris at Sunrise

4am is a peculiar quiet. Even the subtle sounds cease. No rumble from a passing municipal bus. No rattle of pipes from water running two floors above. No hum from a passing Metro train. I am awake to hear the sound of silence. I lie in bed for an hour, then a half hour more. I rise, work for a …

Sunrise…

It’s the morning and I am wide awake. Oh, how I love my morning rest, however I entertain the idea of getting up out of bed earlier today. I listen within as I stretch my body. I move towards the window, to have a better sense of the time. Am I actually up in time to meet the Sun as …