A Bedtime Sweet

Waddling back home from the post office, I hopped up onto the polished side table to rest. Right beside a small glass water tumbler sat a wrapped hard candy, twisted at both ends in clear cellophane with rosy pink stripes. Keeping my plush heart held snugly against my chest, I stretched my soft foot forward to nudge one crinkled paper wing. Rustle... roll! The little sweet spun half a turn across the dark wood, catching the soft amber lamp glow inside its cellophane twists like a tiny shiny lantern. I rested my plush toes against its wrapper, feeling completely peaceful and ready for quiet dreams.