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Tomorrow, I will wake up before the sun.
I will make myself a cup of steaming, fragrant coffee and drink it sitting on the balcony, listening to the early risers among the birds. I will let my mind fill with beautiful thoughts about the dawn clouds, a little blue, a little white, just like human existence. I will have a whole hour or two to myself before I need to delve into the sweaty, rushed world of making breakfast, getting ready for work, and hoping I could instead lounge in my armchair, reading the eager book sitting on my bedside table.
I will set my alarm to go off at 5:30 A.M. That will give me 15 minutes of snooze time before I have to leave the bed. They might say snoozing is bad for you, that you should leave the bed as soon as the alarm goes off, that snoozing messes up your sleep cycle. But can all those warnings stand a chance against the sweet bliss that is 15 extra minutes of morning sleep? No, I need those blessed 15 extra minutes of shutting the world out, of letting my eyes return to the secure confines of slumber.
I will go to bed nice and early. In preparation for getting up early the next morning for my two precious hours of peace. I shift about in bed for a while, trying to tune out thoughts about irritating people at work and focusing on how the night would somehow, magically, erase the newest blemishes on my face. (When will they disappear, by the way?) My nightclothes feel a wee bit stuffy. My throat feels a little dry. Is that a moth on the wall? No, the door did not creak. Go to sleep.
My alarm goes off at 5:30 A.M., the punctuality freak. My eyes spark open. It is silent in the room, but for R’s gentle snoring. The birds aren’t up yet, refusing to sing a fake welcome song for the horror that is Monday. I remember I need to boil milk for that cup of coffee, not just heat the leftover milk from yesterday. (There isn’t any.) What was that dream that made me flinch all night? Something with people arguing about anti-blemish creams. Ooh, will the blemishes have disappeared yet? Dare I look?
Yawn. Perhaps I will shut my eyes for only five more minutes. And then, without delay, I will begin my new regimen of waking up before up the sun and relishing the delicious quiet.
Only five more minutes of shut-eye before the intoxication of freshly-ground coffee beans…
Kaww kaww kawwww!
The cuckoos have departed by the time I rise; the delusional crows are practising their song. The sun has long woken up. By the looks of it, he has also showered and put on his shiniest, flashiest garb.
7:30 A.M. Drat it, drat it!
This morning, instant coffee and the unsettling please-don’t-let-me-be-late thoughts will have to suffice.
But tomorrow will be a new day.
Tomorrow, I will wake up before the sun. Of course, I will.
Of Paneer, Pulao and Pune 
I can so relate to shutting my eyes to finish an important dream, though I seldom have the luxury to do that.
As long as you’re trying, you’ll finally crack the code to wake before the sunrise 🙂
As for me, am a morning person, so my battle has been to get in bed early to get the sleep I need.
Keep going, Debo 🙂
Can relate myself to your story. Love sleeping!
Sleep is the best friend ever! ❤ Thank you for dropping by, Debanita.
That’s the spirit, enjoying a sip of coffee, morning due and stream of positive thoughts flowing like sea water in the nostrils. Such a beautifully written post on cuckoos’ sound and wow you are up soo early at 5.30 a.m. It’s a rarity in my lifey!
Ah, your comment is like poetry. ☺ Indeed, there’s nothing that compares with the peace of the morning.
Aha thanks Debo 🙏
Could so relate to this.. my secret to wake up early is that team training at gym that puts a dent in my purse.. have been doing this for.more than an year for 2-3 days a week and some sat about getting used to routine and all that jazz but till this day I can wake up late on days I don’t go to gym. It still takes a big effort to drag myself off bed at 430am… I tell myself tomorrow is rest day 😀
Gosh gosh you come from a different planet! That’s brilliant how you have adapted yourself to this routine. Bravo! 😀
Used to be my story, somewhere along the way I got used to waking up at 6 :O I don’t recognize myself now.
Hahaha amazing you! I’m persevering…will let your experience inspire!
Thanks for dropping by. 😀
Sunday is the day that’s most awaited by me especially Sunday dawn
Getting up early before sunrise and making a cup of tea is really an enjoyment for me
My mother keeps a dish of poha and semolina mixed together on a rose plant vase which we have kept in a window besides it there is deep part of my school tiffin filled with.
Two couples of sparrows come every one couple wait for their turn
The female relishes on poha and semolina while the male enjoys himself with a bath in my school tiffin filled with water …its nice to see them communicating with each other. Afterwords they change positions
The same happens with the other sparrow couple too …the drops water look like shinning pearls on thier bodies
…its a bliss cup of tea while watching this and hear them chirping with joy
Whoa! What a beautiful image you left me with this morning. I’d love to meet those cute sparrows. 😀
Hmmmm totally agree with you! Waking up before the sun is not a problem, do it almost daily…. it is staying awake that is the problem 😁
Hahaha well said, Santosh! Let me try rewording my mental challenge tomorrow onwards. 😀
😁😁😁 now ain’t that the truth.. today being a bank holiday here i got up at 9am.. slept for a long time after a long long time.. and now i too need some of that coffee..
Did I hear the word holiday? *starts daydreaming* Hope you had a good sleep-in, Bikram, and good coffee afterwards! 😀
I know.. i have been on call for the last 4 weeks bexause of GDPR etc etc rule becoming live on 25th may and today is the first day offf.. yes woke at 9 amd had coffee in the garden outside.. blisss..😁😁😁
Gosh, that must have been crazy. Glad you got the chance to grab some much-needed sleep. Bliss indeed!
Hahaha… My story too!
Hahaha 😛 Welcome to the club!