Sai Lin Lip Poet Free verse

A Short Nap

Rocking slowly
A rattan armchair
Tired body
Eyes pinning at the ceiling 
Blank 
No lizards 
No beetles 
Bored and alone
Mind loose 
Eyes dimming 
On the past
Fading away
At last eyes closed 
For the present
For a short nap 
And a better tomorrow

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Gershon Wolf November 16, 2021 at 9:28 PM Love those last two lines, Sai Lin -- better than any campaign slogan I've seen in 50 years! "A short nap, for a better tomorrow!" Fantabulous! :) gw Sai Lin Lip November 16, 2021 at 11:04 PM Thank you very much.