replenishing

Dramatically lit grey skies, earlier
a fierce wind shook the house
at dawn I picked myself up
buttoned my coat
shut off the radio
shook off the coat upstairs
changed into soft cottons
brushed my teeth
pulled back covers in the spare room
and went to bed. The giving mattress felt good.
The silence away from the stove
with just a little birdsong and blasts of wind
was refreshing. The room was dark.
The covers stayed put. The house wouldn't blow down.
The sense of you stole over me.
I slept, and I dreamt, though I don't remember what.