Notice of absence from Tom Dylan
Sorry if there is a delay in responses. Sometimes life gets in the way. As John Lennon said, life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans.
Sorry if there is a delay in responses. Sometimes life gets in the way. As John Lennon said, life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans.
I can still feel the burn in my throat of
the last hit of single-malt whiskey
as I lie in the midnight darkness,
I need sleep, I need to drift away,
but rather than delicate slumber
what comes to visit is
visions and voices,
an endless list of things,
things I need to do
things I should have done
things I should not have said.
ideas for stories and poems
bounce around my head
characters chatter away to each other.
Guys, I say, can you keep it down,
I need to sleep.
As I lie in the smothering darkness
the rest of the world
seems far away, on the other side
of a vast ink-black ocean.
As the sky lightens and the sun softly rises
a line from a Pink Floyd song
pirouettes around my head
Is there anybody out there?
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Tom Dylan (
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- Comment from author about the poem: I was trying to capture the feeling of not being able to sleep. The poem came to me almost whole in the middle of a sleepless night.
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Love that song it resonates with so many. Sleepless nights are few for me but I appeciate how difficult they are. Time ticks away as approaches day and the more one dwells the hotter hell's fire swells. Your poem resonates with many
Thanks a lot, Soren. December was hectic with Christmas approaching and work being chaotic. I found it hard to switch off at night. Thanks again for your comments.
https://youtu.be/CIxYe3G3Iz4 “Is there anybody out there” Pink Floyd. Fruit of sleepless nights, that’s a muse of poetry for insomniacs and the sleep deprived! Good stuff.
Thanks so much for your comments, arqios. Really appreciated.
You’re welcome Tom! 🙏🏻🕊👍🏻
And the more you try to sleep the more ramblings come in to your head, really enjoyable read
Yes, that is exactly it! Thanks a lot for your comments.
You are very welcome
Tremendous. You nailed it.
Thanks a lot, brother. Really appreciated.
Fine words Tom, I am like that myself sometimes and it is surprising how many poems come to me when I struggle to sleep.
Andy
Yes, that is exactly it. So many ideas for stories and poems come to me during the night. I often make the mistake of telling myself I will remember the idea in the morning. Unless I make a quick note, I rarely do. Thanks for your comments. Cheers, Tom.
I know exactly what you mean.
With me when in the middle of a Poem, I can’t sleep until I’ve got the line straight.
That is exactly it, Kevin. Glad it is not just me. Thanks for your comments.
Oh me! The classic case delineated so exquisitely to sheer perfection! How gorgeous this pretty number is! Beautifully rendered with superb imagery and an irresistible poignancy. Thank you so very much for sharing.
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