"Ode to Morning"

Blog Post #12

'The Sleeping Beauty' by Maxfield Parrish

*"Ode to Morning"

Husband wakes before the dawn,

While there I lie,

My will less strong.

He’s up and at ‘em—on his way!

While in my jammies,

There I stay.

I wish I had his vim and verve,

Then I might find, within,

The nerve

To up! and tackle each new morn,

Instead, my body’s

Tired; worn.

While I snooze thru' passing time,

My mind awakes with

Words of rhyme.

I reach for paper and a pen;

I scribble down each

Line, and then,

Body catching up to head,

I turn and hop

Right out of bed!

I never was averse to waking,

But prose and verse

Help in forsaking

Pillow, covers, bed and yawn;

I’m up and ready

For the dawn!

"Ecstasy" by Maxfield Parrish

*I realize this little verse is a departure from former posts, but this is, after all, 

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