For the Eyes of Wiser Risers Only

So, just in case we’re thinkin’ while we’re snugly sleepin’ in

That in the grand design of time we didn’t miss a thing

We ought to reconsider while we sweetly dream or snore

Beyond the bliss of ignorance God opens up a door

…and for those wiser risers He spreads out a wondrous feast

A decadent arrangement of daybreak upon the east

While dreamers dream and snorers snore and lazy loafers laze

Beyond that pile of blankets God sets waking skies ablaze

© Janet Martin

The only reason I can write this is because I had to get up early to finish some canning or I too may be among those getting up later, yawning, stretching and saying to myself, ‘well, at least I didn’t miss any sky-action this morning’.

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