In Her Sleep: 1980_Ink_Drawing1 by Carol Hershey

8/17/08_1980_Ink_Drawing1_Poem by Betina Hershey Russo

Hair dangling down,
she sleeps,
hugging the pillow,
her pale faced, moon shaped
pillow, her sleep anchor,
her supportive friend
whispering stories
into her ear.
Lashes on her lid
filter daylight from dreams
as she clings to the sweet, dark world
where she is a voyager
like Ulysses, or Medusa,
or a mythic river.
The daylight tap, tap, taps
and then coats her cheek
with lists of tasks to get done.
Still she peacefully
sleeps.