walruses snooze
wherever they choose
one tusk hooked in the floe

sea otters snore
in rafts offshore
drifting paw to toe

koalas nap happily
high in the canopy
of australian botanica

swifts have an aptitude
for dozing at altitude
half way back from Africa

spiders catch zeds
in zigzag beds
dangling a la mode

people siesta
in ford fiestas
parked up by the side of the road

a worldwide slumber
everything zonked
stilled without number
in mountains or swamps

an old time lullaby
the dreams it brings
the earth’s soft hushabye
she sings as she spins