When I awake
From a long winter’s nap
It’s hard to reach the surface
What time is it
What day is it
They both are elusive
My cats are snuggling
Purring contentedly
I’m warm and still
Part dreaming
The lure of sleep
Is calling to me
Although I’ve slept
Long already
And so I float
Betwixt and between
Asleep and really awake
Hovering longer
In the place where life
Is peaceful
And uncomplicated
The thoughts drift in
But through the lens
Of sleep and so are muted
Like a radio playing
In someone’s car as you
Pass them along the way
Or the sight of something
Off in the distance
That you can’t quite
Make out what it is
Yet
And gradually
I lift from sleep
The heaviness falling away
And I emerge
With a calmness
That I need
To face what lies
Ahead
