CURFEW PSALM

CURFEW PSALM

At times I cannot rest at night –
My body wants to sleep –
But little worries mutiny
And drive away the sheep.

I count my blessings anyway –
Review my covenants –
I read until my eyes are red –
I hush the arguments.

Then – while I’m fencing pirate rogues
A slumber boards the ship –
And furls the sail – takes back the wheel –
And into dreams I slip.

(3 January 2010, Pleasant Grove, Utah)