I Am Dreaming Of.......An Afternoon Nap

I think back to when I was a little girl during the summer when school was out. I would take an afternoon nap most every day. After lunch when I was full and it was hot outside, I would feel myself getting drowsy, so off I'd go to the back bedroom to take a nap. Little did I know then, how much that simple little blessing of an afternoon nap would be missed so much by a much "older" little girl today. This memory inspired me to write this poem.....I dream.....of an afternoon nap.

An afternoon nap, what a pleasure it was,

Back in the days, when I was young.

Didn't think much of it then, it just felt good,

And when I woke up, I was in a good mood.

Right after lunch, to the bedroom I would go,

To my bed by the window, where the cool breezes would blow.

In those days, we slept with the windows up

The curtains would flap in the breeze, like the ears on a pup.

The heat outside wasn't a bother at all,

The cool breeze on your face would cause you to fall,

Asleep, asleep, nowhere to be,

Not a care in the world, there was no one but me.

Naive as I was, I didn't have a clue,

That one day I wouldn't be able to nap when I wanted to.

Life's struggles and cares would steal away the time,

To be young and carefree and without a dime.

I was dependent on other people to take care of me,

Oh what a blessing now that would be.

To have the time to lay down without worries or somewhere to be,

For just a little while would give me the strength,

To face what's ahead, until dark and I go to bed.

Until then, I dream..............of an afternoon nap.

written by Freida Thomas