Rise and Shine

Slowly I snaked my arm from beneath the covers,

and hit snooze.

What is ten more minutes?

I ask myself,

 with eyes still closed.

A Friday morning must for one thing.

Time to contemplate the day.

While waiting on the automatic coffee pot.

Dolly my miniature Aussie nudges me.

“Rise and shine sleepyhead,”

I imagine her to say.

groaning at her.

In reply she wines, nudging me once again.

Reminding me that the day pivots around my rising,

so, I do.

I thank the Lord for this new day.

Asking him for grace enough to cover it.

Reviews

[Lisasview]

love your morning poem..a glimpse into your life.
Yes, we are lucky to be here.
By the way I posted my Senyru with the image..perhaps you might like to revisit it?
Lisa

[Cherrie Palmer]

I liked the image you selected

[Lisasview]

Thank you..images are so important as they often reveal the whole story

[Coyote Poetry]

An amazing morning poem dear Cherrie. Yes, coffee is needed to awake the mind. Thank you for sharing your morning ritual.
Coyote

[Cherrie Palmer]

Good morning John and thank you 😊

[Coyote Poetry]

Good evening dear Cherrie and you are welcome.

[Lorry]

I have known snooze guilt in my time, although now I usually wake long before the absolute limit of waking, where I no longer have to shower, dress and pretend a choc bar is breakfast, while falling over my own feet while trying to put trousers and shoes on simultaneously... But then again, I'm sure Dolly thinks herself your alarm clock and it's just a part of the routine she has to put up with. 😊

[Cherrie Palmer]

Oh she is and rans upstairs for me to wake up my granddaughter for school every morning.

[Lorry]

You either have her well trained or she has trained you well 😊

[Sami Khalil]

It is a blessing to wake up; especially better by a fluffy, beautiful dog. You are blessed. Keep the blessings of poetry coming.

[Cherrie Palmer]

Thank you Sami

[Sami Khalil]

You are welcome 😊

[Matthew Daalling]

I like this poem alot. I like the part refering to your miniture aussie. I wonder what those look like. My names matt. Maybe we can be friends. Have a blessed day.

[Cherrie Palmer]

thank you so much Matthew and I added a picture of her

[Matthew Daalling]

I see it. She looks like a good friend.

[Cherrie Palmer]

She is. We also have a male Bo. They are super smart dogs.

[Matthew Daalling]

I had a maltese named bo. He was precious to me.

[Cherrie Palmer]

They do become an big part of the family. I know he must of been beautiful.

[Matthew Daalling]

Yes he was. His temperament was so kind. He was a tea cup. Tiny little thing. I loved him a great deal. They do become part of the family. We used to joke around and say that he was the spirit of another dog I had named moriah. She was a pitbul mut, just the sweetest dog you ever met. I'm glad you decided to share this poem with your dog in it.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

and I am sure you do cover it once you uncover yourself and Dolly is quite happy about that.
j.

[Cherrie Palmer]

Good morning Jacob. The bad thing is she nudges me out of bed on the weekends to just not a 4:30 . My live

[Cherrie Palmer]

...360 alarm ⏰️ dose let me sleep till 6am on the weekend.