a whispering woke him

not someone 

   whispering  inside his dreamthe satinsound of a slow leak 

                                                                   love long lone glove  melodious 

love long lone glove love long lone glove love long lone glove love long loneglove love longloneglove lovelongloneglove   

he had long since quit wonderingasking why

was 

      he knew 

was untroubled

he turnedwas sleeping on his side a cat asleep behind his bent knees warming them  he liked that 

he said to himself  Love  Long   Lone  Glove 

                                                chuckled   made sense

no sooner than he chuckled

the whispering ceased 

the cat shifted 

still slept

still

      very still 

early  birds outside hadnt sounded 

they and the sun were his alarm  poor word choice  nothing alarming

                                                                              waking him as a boy his mother or father would say Time to rise and shine son tickled them it never got old

he said out loud himself to the cat or two three four 

                                                      AWEright  time to get this show on the road

6AMish,  Twosday,  31  1. 23

0939,  Twosday

Michael Stanley  Let’s Get the Show on the Road  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jlz_dLcYPQw