​POETRY  -     
       With the Theme of Dreams  
"a feast of crisp crullers
and aromatic coffee"
                                    Photo by Weebly.com                                    
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Ode to My Snooze Alarm
by MJ Moore

​​let me sing in praise
of snooze alarms
the naughty promise of
delicious sleep
a few minutes and
a few minutes
more
 
how graciously the button
grants reprieve from what
my body resists--
the end of rest
the beginning of time measured
in chores, fretting, guilt
over things done and said
left undone
unsaid
 
oh to snooze
perchance to dream
aye there’s the grub
a feast of crisp crullers
and aromatic coffee
sans calories
sans heartburn
 
to dream, chase after,
be chased, fly or fall
without penalty
of smacking the sidewalk
or hitting a brick wall
 
all praise to the button timed
to procrastinator’s pulse
nothing won’t wait
a few minutes and
a few minutes
more
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​MJ Moore lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her various incarnations have included technical writer and editor, farm apprentice, environmental activist, teacher, poet, wife, and mother. As a bicoastal being, she thrives on salt air, wind and waves, but also loves mountains, deserts, forests and streams. Writing for her is a source of vision and joy. Her book of poems, Topography of Dreams, was published by Blue Light Press in December 2020.
Other works in this issue:
Poetry: 
​Ritual for a Wild Plum
​Penumbra
Photo Essay - Unexpected:
Neighborhood Whimsey

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Vistas & Byways Review is the semiannual journal of fiction, nonfiction and poetry by members of Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at San Francisco State University​.​
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