Insomniac’s Reward.

 Insomniac’s Reward 

Lying on my back, looking up at stars

That twinkle high above my head

That peer and wink at me

As I lie upon my bed. 

The joy of Velux windows

That reveal the universe

When curled up under blankets

On a frosty Winter night.  

Welcoming a distant light

That’s travelled many years

Past many suns and stars

To arrive with me at last. 

When my mortal journey’s over

It’s to stars I will return

While lying on my bed I see

My future destiny. 

It’s not heaven, merely better,

Where dwells what’s left of me

When no one’s counting hours

When time has ceased to be. 

When sky has clouded over

The stars seem gone to sleep

But they’re always there I know 

A constant watch they’ll keep. 

When sleep escapes on lonely nights

When some start counting sheep

I just turn to twinkling friends

Who appear above my sheets.