Listens

From under her covers
Snug in bed dog and cats
Nearby she listens to the rain
Falling gently through the trees
Onto the garden patio as minutes
Turn to hours with no deadlines
Appointments, chores needing
Her immediate attention this
Saturday morning knowing
Her Dan is sipping hot tea
With lemon at Swamis
Cafe reading, allowing
Her time alone to be
With her animals
And listen to the
Falling skies as
Gray clouds
Are her bed
Comforter
As she
Listens.