Morning... Sunday Scribblings #32

Northern Mornings

Winter mornings, dark with snow
No sunrise until noon
From the safety of inside I see more snow falling
Thick blankets provide scanty cover against reality

Please! ten more minutes of fantasy, of sleep,
Of warmth - before the cold day begins
The clock is a hard taskmaster,
Alarm whips me out of bed
Unwillingly to face another Northern morning