The Perfect Day

You wake with
no aches
in the arms
of your beloved
to smell the fresh coffee,
you eat a giant breakfast
with no thought
of carbs.
there is time to read
with a purring cat on your lap.
later you walk by the ocean
with your dog
on this cut crystal day,
your favorite music and the sun
fill your house.
a short delicious nap
under a fleece throw
comes later
and the phone doesn’t ring.
at dusk you roast a chicken,
bake bread, make an exquisite
chocolate cake
for some friends
you’ve been missing.
someone brings you an
unexpected present,
and the wine is just right with the food.
after a wonderful party
you sink into sleep
in a clean nightgown
in fresh sheets;
your sweetheart doesn’t snore
and in your dreams
an old piece of sadness
drifts away.
—Alice Persons

Prayer

Almighty God this day may not be perfect, but I know your presence can make it better. Let me dream a little about what might be, yet not lose what is lest I miss the presence of your grace while I work this day and sleep tonight. Amen.

Mac Hamon, Senior Pastor
Castleton United Methodist Church
Indianapolis, Indiana