A Day Without Expectation

Some mornings, even before
we launch out of bed,
we set expectations
about how
the world should be.

Some days,
we form ideas too quickly
about what we want
from the world, and
in so doing,
we preclude truth’s possibilities,
which can set us free
of the illusions
growing inside our dreams.

Just this morning,
as I shrugged off last signs of the night,
I set demands on this very Sunday,
which greeted me
with cheerful chirping birds
and a slight breeze,
rustling the young spring leaves
in the nearby forest.

Fortunately,
a tiny voice inside
nudged me back to reality:
let this day be what it is, and
may you befriend the surprises
that it brings.

Author: Don Iannone, D.Div., Ph.D.

Biography Writer, photographer, poet, and teacher. Holds doctorates in Divinity and Metaphysical Philosophy. Author of 20 books, including seven poetry books, nine photography, and four nonfiction books. Contact Information Contact Don Iannone by email: diannone@gmail.com

10 thoughts on “A Day Without Expectation”

  1. Thanks Aurora and Polona.

    Aurora, we were just talking about doughnuts today. Off limits to me though.

    Polona, thanks. I push too hard at times, and need to ease up.

  2. I was hoping this day would start off with a chocolate glazed doughnut. I’m still waiting…..:)

    This is a good thought poem for a lazy Sunday, Don.

  3. I find I go to bed with all good intentions and expectations of how I shall fill the next day only to wake and change my mind…

    My mantra should be the words of Scarlett O’Hara, “Tomorrow is another day!”

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