"Rest"

(Composed November 2008).

Kick off your shoes
And take a seat.
Recline yourself.
Prop up your feet.

Light a candle.
Smell its scent
Fill the room.
Relax content.

Sip your Zinfandel,
Refreshing vine,
Sweet cordial fruit,
Ambrosial wine.

Read Bronte's Jane Eyre
Enchanted by romance.
Play Strauss' Blue Danube
Charmed by the flowing dance.

Close your eyes.
Let the music unwind
Tightly clenched hands
And worried mind.

Rather, whisper a prayer.
Seek quiet repose,
The Peace in our hearts,
And Rest for our souls.