Waked An Hour Too Soon

Morning Song

A Diamond of a morning
Waked me an hour too soon;
Dawn had taken in the stars
And left the faint white moon.

Oh white moon, you are lonely,
It is the same with me,
But we have the world to roam over,
Only the lonely are free.
    (Sara Teasdale)

The 'pull of the moon' may have nothing to do with it, but I often have trouble sleeping when the moon is full, or almost full. Last night was so. Hard to go to sleep, early to waken. Although, the sad news of the death of my daughter-in-law's younger sister, probably had more to do with it than the phase of the moon. 💔😢