Curtains

Curtains and Venetian blinds
Or shades of any kind
Block out the sunshine, sometimes
Leaving only gloom behind.

Of course, they offer privacy
To keep out prying eyes
But when they’re shut, they might,
To those inside, demoralize.

In daytime, I want all the light
It’s possible to bring
To fill the rooms where I reside
And shine on everything.

I understand at nighttime,
When some coziness holds sway,
People like to draw their curtains
But I never will, by day.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2020

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Kiser Avatar
January 15, 2020 at 6:44 AM
Light must shine...after all it is light. Enjoyed.
Wolf Avatar
January 13, 2020 at 8:17 PM
Me, neither. Daylight inside as well as outside forever! Amen, Ilene! :) gw
Allison Avatar
January 13, 2020 at 6:39 PM
I try not to have the curtains closed during the day unless I am under the weather and having a nap, need to try and get as much light in as possible as we have had such grey days lately yet the sun was blazing down on Sunday and then terribly stormy today:-) hugs Jan xx
Cunningham Avatar
January 13, 2020 at 1:50 PM
Love your last line Ilene, I'm the same. Tom
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