Let me construct a thought blanket —
it’s light as lace, and made of stars,
it’s stretchy and it’s huggy
and infinitely soft

I will throw it over
my thought of you —
I hope you will feel it
snuggling in. I hope you will find
the stars nourishing,
and that the net of it
will pull things together for you
and make you feel at peace

I hope it will hold you
steady like the moon
through all the hours of night,
that it will help you sleep
and make your dreams be sweet and bright,
I hope it will cancel all your worries
and deliver you refreshed
into the morning light.

©Wendy Mulhern
January 6, 2020