One of those mornings
I woke up too early.

Was awakened by my
impatient inner child

who expects to be greeted
by blue sky and sunshine.

The sight of early morning
gray overcast and rain

inspires outtet adult to
retreat further under blankets.

 

Janet Cormier is a painter, writes prose and poetry, and performs comedy. Janet prefers different and original over pretty. She loves collecting stuff, but cleaning not so much. Janet also talks to strangers. A lot. Her column appears weekly on Oddball Magazine.