My Closet

My Closet

Soft chimes wake me

Chatter creeps 

Into my room;

Rumble and whistle 

Of a nearby train 

The dog barks to

Go out again. 

I rise to meet 

The days tension;

Lists and agenda 

Sounding in my brain 

Gurgling steam

From coffee brewing 

Close by my 

Babe is viewing 

Political babble;

Oh such squabble. 

Impossible!

Let me run

Back to the quiet

To the stillness 

To my closet 

Away intrusive strains! 

O to hear heaven’s 

Still refrains!