A Long Winter's Nap

What a superb time to follow the lead

of Mother Nature~

everything is at rest.

Spring is waiting right around the corner

to com endear our daylight hours.

Today is yours.

Find peace and appreciate the stillness of the season.

Go ahead ~ indulge

A nap

The word itself sounds like bliss unexpectedly found.

Visions of the 6 year old boy or girl you once were

exhausted my frolicking in the snow,

and the extra weight of the clothes,

now in by the fire, fed and full,

nose and toes warming and red,

wrapped in a favorite comfort,

and lids become heavy and soon close.

The clock on the wall making it's rhythmic tock

until it's no longer heard by little ears.

A nap

January for some reason evokes the image of a soft light

in a dimly lit corner,

a book in a quilted lap,

a half cup of tea left, now barely tepid,

maybe a beloved pet curled up near by, 

and a head tipped to be supported by the edge of the chair.

Alas, a nap

Until next time,
Nimble Fingers and Even Stitches