When the mellow lukewarm smile of the lethargic sun

Taking an abreviated sojourn of the azure skies

Falls on the earth shivering in the chill of the winter breeze

When after a delicious meal and some oranges on the terrace

The heart yearns to curl up within the warm embrace of the quilt

When the breeze sings soporific lullabies and the bed beckons

With the promise of a cosy slumber of ecstasy and warmth

Yawns emerge from the mouth to lure one to the couch

When a hot cup of steaming chocolate inside the blanket

Teamed with some biscuits or crackers

Are my idea of an afternoon of delight

Or even a mere hot cup of coffee, sweet and strong

While I read a book of mystery in my bed ,is heaven

With mufflers, socks and sweater I bundle up my lazy self

To go out on these lethargic afternoons

Rueing the reason for this foray in streets haunted by chilly draughts

And regreting the siesta lost to me

As with pink cheeks flushed in the cold I walk on the roads

Wishing I were within my cosy blanket’s alluring warmth

Envying all people lost in slumbers within their rooms

As I walked to perform some fool’s errand…