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
for dire revenge
and kill my recent insensibility,
Sleep, keep
me with you until I see clearer
what is the
wisest to do, float by me your
boatful of lullabies,
Oh Phantom I know that most
welcome land
awaits so take my hand, then
float me away
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Author:
Fay Slimm. (
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Comments4
Great write fay but you were up before me to post this one !
Yes - woke extra early this morning Michael and enjoyed a quiet time reading before the day's busy demands - pleased you enjoyed my fervent ode to Sleep..
Beautiful work Fay. I love my sleep 🙂 You touched on the comfort I feel when I doze off.
Thanks FAY for a very challenging poem ~ it made me sad ! This is often my experience as well "Sorrow blights our evening hours ~ but after SLEEP ~ hope dawns in the morning." May this be you experience ~ NOW and in the FUTURE ~ AMEN ~ Yours BRIANt
While we feel pain and tiredness sleep brings opportunity of getting relief. Troubles melt in to dream. Wisest emotion floats ever. A great poem basing of perception is shared here.
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