Morning Languor
How often have I set the clock
to wake me in soft darkness,
prepared to go at sunrise,
then turned to see her lying there,
all snuggled up in curls and stretches,
happy sighs,
gone back to sleep contented.
Louis Mulcahy is an Irish potter who has published one collection of poems in Irish and four in English, the latest of which is Lisbeth – New & Selected Poems (Concerto Books, 2024). louismulcahy.com