German artist Berthold Woltze

Restful, curled up, blissful in sleep,

dreamless, sensuous, innocent, serene.

An afternoon siesta

was enticing

in its marvelous indolence

Thoughts, moods and feelings,

every cause of vulnerability

is banished, and the purity of soul

has returned. Storms retreat to the remote sea.

The bliss it is of solitude

Sushama Karnik (c) 21 Feb 2021