The day after her master came into the city,
as the mists of the dream receded into the deep
slowly she came awake.
For the moment she stood open
as the lilting sounds of music fed her soul
and the touch of a friend brought with it
a sense of unity.
The little window in her heart had opened,
allowing in a glimpse of heaven,
the presence filled her being.
And once again she sensed the love
that had always existed
in all the spaces about her.
She didn’t want this sense of joy to end,
and so ... resisted sleep.