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The light of day
Crept beneath my eyelids
And pushed sleep away.
Awake and aware
Ready to begin
A new adventure.
Stretching my limbs
Wriggling my toes
I ease out of bed.
Facing today
To live in the moment
With anticipation.
I breathe in and out
A gift.
Sheila Friedman Rubin, age 82, has been a member of Temple Shalom in Aberdeen, N.J., for more than 50 years; she is also a member of Temple Beth El in Boca Raton, FL. She is the author of the childen's book Waiting to be Picked.
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