That'll Teach Me to Read Mary Oliver Poems Before Bed

I shut the door
in the face of
a poem last night
as I pulled the
covers over my
shoulders and
refused to get
out of bed.

* * *

I just got out
of bed
for a poem --
this better be good.

* * *

You know you've
got it bad when
you leave the computer
on all night and
a journal by your
bed to be ready
when the next
poem arrives.

© 2006 Amy E. Hall