Tanka Diary [Awakened too early on Saturday morning]

Awakened too early on Saturday morning 
by the song of a mockingbird 
imitating my clock radio alarm.
				
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Walking along the green path with buds 
in my ears, too engrossed in the morning news
to listen to the stillness of the garden.

Copyright © 2012 by Harryette Mullen. Used with permission of the author.