Charlie679: Before twilight the sun shines brightest.
Charlie679: Waiting for the moon, my crystals turn to silver.
Charlie679: The sheet floats down. The quilt folds over, a swan's wing covering its nest.
Charlie679: Cool water falls like moonlight on my face.
Charlie679: I brush my teeth with evergreens. Mint pricks my tongue.
Charlie679: My nightgown smells like clouds after rain.
Charlie679: Small feet pad closer in the dark.
Charlie679: The trees hold darkness like a gift gathered from their roots.
Charlie679: then stops.
Charlie679: Sunlight pierces the prisms that curtain my window.
Charlie679: then slows,
Charlie679: Purring thrums deep as a base guitar,
Charlie679: The sheet floats down. The quilt folds over, a swan's wing covering its nest.
Charlie679: My cat's square head bumps up against my palm.
Charlie679: Her weight settles heavy behind my knees.
Charlie679: We sleep.
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Charlie679: Waiting for the moon, my crystals turn to silver.
Charlie679: Quieting Down
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Charlie679: The minnows dance, fly, fade.
Charlie679: Schools of rainbow minnows tremble on my ceiling.
Charlie679: The wind brings the scent of freshly cut grass.
Charlie679: Whiskers brush my hand.
Charlie679: Pillows hold my head, high as the laps of soft mountains.