hard frost
tempered by morning rain
garden rats
© Rachel Green January 2022
Sleepless.
Keeping the dog off the bed;
her barks when she hears DK, Ash
the sound of the TV in the other room
Ash talking online
or using the bathroom.
She settles eventually
but creeps up for a cuddle at dawn.
"Another hour," I tell her,
as I push her off again,
"and then we'll get up."
© Rachel Green January 2022
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