Blanket

Let me construct a thought blanket —

it’s light as lace, and made of stars,

it’s stretchy and it’s huggy

and infinitely soft

I will throw it over

my thought of you —

I hope you will feel it

snuggling in. I hope you will find

the stars nourishing,

and that the net of it

will pull things together for you

and make you feel at peace

I hope it will hold you

steady like the moon

through all the hours of night,

that it will help you sleep

and make your dreams be sweet and bright,

I hope it will cancel all your worries

and deliver you refreshed

into the morning light.

©Wendy Mulhern

January 6, 2020