Standing By My Bed
In gold sandals
Dawn that very
Moment awoke me
-- Sappho
With glittering sunbeams
That spread their warmth
Over my toes
Slowly spreading warmth
As sun rises
From toe to nose and ears
Eyes closed
I greet the dawn
With gladness
And she
answers me
With joyous warmth.
--Debra Parmley
Published in Bellowing Ark, July 1996