Good News

A divine child was born just up the road.
A neighbor spent the good part of a morning
pondering what all of the signs meant.  Unseen
stars in the sky.  The sun rising a few minutes
earlier than the day before.  Temperature
above normal.  And a crow sitting in a nearby
branch overlooking the front door as if
keeping some sort of watch like a preacher
from a pulpit waiting to share some
good news about what this all may mean.