Dozing: Resting in Activity

Drifting off
To sleep
But felt cold in the toes
And Aching arthritic feet;

Tried metta,
Tried wiggling
And ankle circles,
Leg shaking and rolling

But I needed to keep going
To make the heat return,
This vigorous occupation
Continued because it’s voluntary,

Caring spontaneously
Because it doesn’t have to be,
There’s no particular reason
For anything and so here it is,

Free flowing
And generous,
Inexhaustible
And endless,

Then the warmth percolated,
The blood vessels opening
In response to the stimulation,
The comfort returning

And so, the effort let go,
Replaced by enjoyment of
The pleasant results;
Finally, just on the way to sleep,

Lying and floating in
Nothing doing
And yet everything doing,
Forgetting all,
Until the morning.