Fatigued and travel-stressed, I rested well
last night and woke an hour late today.
I had alone-time then, a pleasant spell
of news and coffee, and I got to play
the solitaire I wished. I’d things to tell
and hear when she returned. A small delay
before a bath I filled with stretch and pose –
the hosting dog beside me and adoze.

(Ottava Rima)