Hugging pillows

Rain patters against my window panes like cozy thoughts sifting down around me.

Nights like these make it easy to snuggle down in my bed, my hugging pillow close up against my back.  Not hugging me, or being hugged, just there, a place holder for soft dreams and warmth.

A gentle nudge that says you are loved and safe and the world is a pretty wonderful place to be.

I close my eyes, sigh quietly, and drift into the land of nod, into that place filled with stars where anything is possible and magical things happen all the time.

Here I find you waiting for me and even in my dreams I know you too are sleeping snuggled up against your pillow, your little teddy bear tucked under your chin, safe and warm and dreaming of me.