Lazy Louise

Lazy Louise rolled over
when she heard her alarm
but instead of waking up
she reached with her left arm

hit the little snooze button
to give herself more time
nine more precious minutes
until the next round of chimes

to Louise there was no rush
no hurry to wake up
all she had to do later
was put some coffee in her cup

Louise did not schedule
things into her day
content to let stuff happen
happy to let time unravel away

nine minutes turned to eighteen
and then to twenty-seven
pretty soon Louise was sleeping
until almost eleven

now the clock strikes twelve
and now it’s almost three
now it’s getting dark
bedtime soon to be

poor old Lazy Louise
spent the whole day in bed
hitting that little snooze button
a pillow under her head

but poor old Lazy Louise
doesn’t seem to mind
the laziest kind of person
you will ever find