Confessions of a Wanna-be Early Riser

I like to be all snuggled up tight

under cool sheets, resisting

the first morning light.

I like to feel the earliest ray

of the sun rubbing sleep

off an unblemished day.

Open my eyes--first one, then two

then close them again

for an hour...or few.

Sip hot green tea and breathe in the perfume

of dewdrops on green grass

and lavender in bloom.

I love the daybreak sights, daybreak smells...

Is there a way to sleep in

and rise early as well?