Under My Blankets

Blanket to my chin

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p style=”font-family:"font-size:16px;”>Thinking of the fresh snow

Birds Awakened 

This morning’s still dark
Abrupt noise into silence
Birds have awakened

This morning’s first birdsong came while I was dosing. Jarring enough to yank my attention. Does the first bird to speak get the early worm? Ot, perhaps, he gets the girl? 

Time to wake

Night is now ending
Though the sun has yet to show
Silence is breaking

Though early, it’s time to wake. Life’s demands, well, are demanding. There always something to do, a challenge to meet, life to live. 


Good Morning: A Haiku 

Brutal wakefulness
Abrupt, electronic noise
Reality’s grasp



Between fans blowing, my phone pinging, and alarms chiming, my morning is filled with racket. 

My Mind woke me

My mind waking me
So very much racing through
Still desire sleep

My mind can be quite creative in these odd hours. Often, though,my waking isn’t about creative expression rather regarding fear. 

Fearing wakefulness

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