Showing posts with label I could sleep for a week. Show all posts
Showing posts with label I could sleep for a week. Show all posts

Saturday, 17 April 2010

The little snatches



Someone told me once,

that they don't like sleeping late,

as sleeping is like

little snatches of death.

I can't fathom that.

I love sleeping late, especially on a weekend.

On friday night

I love to listen to the noise of

the city traffic ebbing away into

silent roads.

Noise draining from the day

is always lovely.

Maps of shadows dance on the walls

candles get lit and amber wine gets poured

into waiting crystal glasses.

Light separates from the day,

we sleep,

we sleep.

A sound of birds singing

 It's early.  And almost a year since I was here. I hear a sound of birds singing  outside my window and a dog barking down the street. ...