Schedule the Rest Day
I’ve done it!
I do declare
that this Sunday
is a rest day!
I will read
I will sleep
I will slack
I will snack
float under
a sky of pink fluff
mimosa flower dreams
lather in the perfume
of full day do-nothings
because sweet goddess
I want a not-bummer summer
and the book I’m reading
is so good and my bikini
fits just right and my mermaid
skin is sizzling for the insanity
of sun-kissed no-work bliss
VANESSA SHIELDS 