Wake-Up Call.
The comforting warmth of another
breathing alongside,
closed eyes,
drowsily gliding
over waves
of sensuous dreams,
untidy covers
askew with contented
sonorous sighs.
Competing with birdsong at dawn
palls a little
when wet lips and cold nose
lather your ears
in a pawing ecstatic four-footed
wake-up call.
Pets never sleep where they should.