I was tired
But not sleepy
Finally surrendered
And got up
Creaky like, not happy to be awake
I tried to doze in my chair
But I can’t sleep sitting up
Even on that red-eye flight I took to Corfu
With my daughter
While she dreamed against the window
I was wide awake.
On that trip I learned
The best way to greet the morning
After a sleepless night
Is to cry out
How beautiful the light is, let’s go for a walk or
A drive
Let’s swim in the sea
Let’s have an aperitif and talk
Over breakfast.
