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Goldfinch60



Into bed I crept,

Tired from a great day.

Coffee with friends in the morning,

Lunch with another friend

Followed by a wonderful conversation,

So full of meaning.

I had my dinner and then sat relaxed

Listening to music,

Reading words,

Then to bed I went.

As my head hit the pillow

I went out like a light,

Into a deep, deep sleep.

But then I awoke,

Awoke way before morning.

I had this question in my head

And no matter how I tried

I couldn’t answer it.

I know that I should know the answer

But it just would not come,

The more I thought about it

The more awake I become.

It was so stupid

As the question was not important,

But it just stayed in my head,

I just had to know.

I turned on my ipad and looked,

And there was the answer

I could now relax

And go back to sleep.

It was Ravel’s Bolero

That Torvill and Dean skated to

When they won the ice dance Olympics.

I will never know why that was in my head

And depriving me of sleep,

So very strange.

  • Author: Goldfinch60 (Pseudonym) (Offline Offline)
  • Published: January 30th, 2022 02:02
  • Comment from author about the poem: I have no idea why this was in my mind.
  • Category: Reflection
  • Views: 41
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Comments5

  • FallenAngel1🕊

    You,or your subconscious mind must have seen something at some time throughout your busy day to trigger such strangeness ,lol,...that's my theory Andy😊 A very suspenseful read. You could give Hitchcock a run for his money😀🍻

    • Goldfinch60

      Probably very true fallenAngel.

      Hitchcock films are great, thank you for the complement.

      Andy

    • orchidee

      Good write Gold. You been skating, or about to?
      I did a little study. It covered ice skating coaches. Some in training through torturous exercises outside the ice rink.

      • Goldfinch60

        Thanks Orchi, no the last skating I did was on the slide we created on the playground at school and that was back in the 1950s!

        Are you at the Winter Olympics then?

        Andy

        • orchidee

          Nope - here indoors! lol.
          One clip showed a trainee doing really well on an ice rink.
          Another one showed 'behind the scenes' of another trainee, being urged on by trainer, bordering on bullying - an aspect of the study I did.

        • AuburnScribbler

          A lovely poem here Andy, jam packed full of warming imagery.

          I think that your poem, is very much like the answer to your question, ("Bolero by Ravel") it is an ongoing crescendo, that leads to a satisfactory climax, in this case, I hope that you slept wonderfully, after reaching your answer.

          Bravo, and I hope that all is well!

          • Goldfinch60

            Thank you Ben, yes that crescendo did lead to a satisfactory climax.

            I once saw The Flowers Band ( one of the top brass bands) playing Bolero in Pershore Abbey - it was tremendous.

            Andy

            • AuburnScribbler

              You're very welcome Andy, and sometimes, you can't beat a good brass band!

            • spilleronsheet

              So beautiful
              My mind kept asking what was that you kept thinking…so enthralling…and then voila the ice dance…could feel the questions that keep us awake…

              • Goldfinch60

                Thank you spilleronsheet, much appreciated.

                Andy

              • Rozina

                Sometimes this happens; no obvious rhyme or reason. The harder we try to remember the answer the harder it gets. You might have stayed awake if you had not looked for the answer.

                • Goldfinch60

                  So very true Rozina, life can be so strange at times.

                  Andy



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