Until Day.
Oh Sleep, blesséd eraser
of anything
painful, hard or serrated,
you smoother
of all things feeling rough,
cover me over
in enough soothing cream
to remind me
that troubles can melt into
dreams, for
lightning found and hit me
tonight like
a frightful assassin, attack
from behind
stabbed me in my back now
to my knees,
shiveringly near to fear and
desperation it
has produced an ill-at-ease.
Sleep, be my
ally, please lie with me until
day, embrace me
in hazy unconscious relief
then release
me when better able to fight.
Right now I
am tired, such bad news has
confused freedom
of thought, faith abused, now
I need time
for re-alignment, so sink me
Sleep into your
blankness, reduce my anxiety
douse the fire
of resentment, relax the intent
of any revenge
and kill my recent insensibility.
Sleep, keep my
mind with you til' I see clearer
what is the
wisest to do, float by me your
boatful of lullabies,
Oh Phantom I know your most
welcome land
awaits so take my hand then
float me away.
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Author:
Fay Slimm. (
Offline) - Published: July 13th, 2022 04:34
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Comments5
Certainly an engaging read , Fay 🙂sleep and dreams can be such an escape . Such an interesting well expressed poem ..
I am so pleased you saw the message that dreams are often an escape - thank you dear friend for you visit and comment.
I never knew there was so much to sleeping and dreaming. Well, I know now, from this fine write Fay! lol.
Thanks for your thoughtful comment dear Orchi - and yes sleep and dreams may well help cares of the day and refresh our waking mood.
I knew she was good, but here she has excelled herself ...
this is fantastic Fay and I am, as you know a fan ..
furthermore, I have a confession to make and wonder whether any other visitor also found these fine words something of a turn on .. Nowt to do with the incredible image posted above them .. but it did not detract in the slightest ... x
Ha - -- bless ya Nev. -- your review is appreciated more than you know - you got me blushin'' though more pink than my sun-tan amigo - - and hey -- methinks if you found the words a bit of a turn-on I may give em a further read ,.................x
Such a beautiful poem my dear friend. Sleep is the great equalizer. Dreams do cleanse the mind, and diminish the sting of pain. I love the way you have phrased this in lovely, lilting verse. It's a fav!
Oh - many thanks for including this piece in your list of faves dear Bella - - -- yes dreams do have a way of healing our hurts - so pleased you enjoyed the read.
Yes, Fay - sleep gets a full five stars from me, and doesn't necessarily confine itself to night time.
Actually those five stars are for your poem, which richly notes its restorative power. Thanks for that.
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