Yawning and stretching,
the fingers of dawn pry the
windows of my eyes

open, announcing
the arrival of a new
day of promises.

It's too damned early;
I was out late last night and
haven't recovered ...

so dawn pokes my eyes
with determination and
makes me see the light.

No lazing about
in bed;  SHE woke up
before anyone.

My being lazy
isn't going to stop her
from making her rounds.

I was on her list.
She completed her job and
performed it quite well;

onto the next time
zone in her scheduled duty:
her work, here, is done.

(c) 2005, Karla Dorman.