Happy Poetry Friday!
Bridget at wee words for wee ones has the round up today. This month she’s celebrating the first anniversary of her 10.10 Poetry Anthology: Celebrating 10 in 10 Different Ways. So head on over to meet poet Angela deGroot, find links to all the other poets Bridget celebrated so far this month, and find the links for today’s Poetry Friday offerings.
Do you struggle with occasional sleepless nights? I periodically go through periods of sleeplessness, never quite sure what is causing it. Sometimes it’s my dreams, upcoming events, and often a full moon. This week it was words. I tried to capture it all in today’s poem.
Insomnia
Some nights
words swirl,
fast and furious.
I write them down
on something more permanent
than my memory,
before losing them
forever.
Some nights
dreams twirl,
cozy and comforting.
I never want them
to stop,
always want to remember.
Some nights
thoughts hurl,
worrisome and wild.
I wake
hoping to forget.
Some nights
light curls,
peaceful and luminous
through my window.
And I wonder,
just wonder.
Draft, 2022RoseCappelli
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Oh, I love that light-wonder ending so much! (A regular meditation practice has really helped me have less insomnia and a quieter mind in general!)
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Thanks for the tip, Irene.
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I suffer from insomnia from time to time – it’s a nightmare! 😉
But seriously, I feel your pain, Rose. I echo Irene’s suggestion, regular meditation has really helped me as well. Sending you soothing zzz vibes.
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Thanks, Bridget.
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A night can unfold in so many different ways, you capture it in your poem and reveal so many emotions that aren’t felt in the busy daytime. The image of looking out the window and wondering at night is familiar to me.
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I am affected as the moon gets closer and closer to ‘full’, Rose. And I smiled at your words, “something more permanent/than my memory”. Nice to capture these varied feelings of sleeplessness.
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As someone who suffers from frequent insomnia, this poem really spoke to me! Well-done, Rose!
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Ooh, those second lines are so wonderful. And it’s funny that next Friday, I’m sharing a poem called “Insomnia.” And I don’t even have it very often ;>)
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Lovely, Rose…”light curls” — I suppose the good side of insomnia might be the poetry that comes?
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Oh Rose, I can so relate. I love my sleep but sometimes it just eludes me.
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This has the shape of a storm…the words hurling and dreams whirling and then the peace. Lovely.
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Your last stanza was so unexpected and leaves me wanting more! Beautiful words.
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Perfect poem for this early morning that’s been going on for hours now because I’ve been awake since 1:30…You wrote this poem for me, right? 🙂 I love how the rhyme pulls me through all the emotions of being awake when I want to/should be asleep.
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Swirl, whirl, hurl, curl–you found ways to make the motion of your sleepless mind energetic and concrete. Sleep well tonight, Rose!
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Rose, I can relate to your poem so well. I love this line “I write them down/
on something more permanent/than my memory.” Your poem makes me think of when I write in my head as I’m walking or hiking a mountain. Have you ever done that? Sometimes I remember the poems & sometimes I don’t. I guess after I think a lot about them, I should record them on my phone, but I always forget to do it. I guess I don’t want to stop the flow. I love how you use the verbs: swirl, twirl, hurl, and curls. I also love this line “light curls, /peaceful and luminous” and “And I wonder, /just wonder.” Great poem, Rose! Thank you for sharing it and your inspiration.
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Great tips regrading insomnia. You provided the best information which helps us a lot. Thanks for sharing the wonderful information.
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