Now you're here, I'll sleep
Safe at home, warm in my bed
I've really missed you
~
CLP. 18/06/2022
on rain
Tag Archives: Sleep
Aisling of the millpond
unseasonable warmth
petite clouds
white buds pinned to infinite blue
fine grass blades grass by the millpond
prick my pale winter skin
my flat weight crumples daisies
in cool shade
of the willow’s weeping
tumble of the waterwheel
low hum of bumble bees
chiffchaff
chiffchaff
chiffchaff
with eyes closed I see all
the birds I hear
from within this sonorous wall
soft notes
a woman’s song
so tired
so tired
so tired
my head so heavy it cannot turn
my eyelids stuck down by pinks and blues
my arms so heavy they will not move
my legs feel bound they cannot run
my voice clasped tight within my throat
I hear her singing
she sings of lilac
yet to bloom
she sings of lambs
not yet sprung
she sings of hedgerows
nestlings yet to fledge
she sings of the stream
yet to flood
she sings of oak
still to leaf
she sings of the summer
yet to burn
she sings of two lovers
yet to meet
she sings of harvest
we’ve yet to reap
she sings of apples
we’ll collect
she sings of mists
that will rise from dew
she sings of the plough
that will tear the earth
she sings of crows
that will draw in the night
she sings of frost
that will veil the soil
she sings of the fireplace
as autumn leaves
so tired
so tired
so tired
slowly I wake
remembering
how far I must go
before I finally reach
my home
~
n.b. NaPoWriMo 2022 Day Twenty-five prompt: write an aisling.
CLP 25/04/2022
on time
one of those long nights
eagle owl drifts through city
alarm brings respite
~
n.b. At last, the blessed relief of the Angelus bell.
CLP 31/03/2022
on Ukraine xi
we retire to bed
sleep soundly in ignorance
dream through your nightmare
~
CLP 24/02/2022
on light
pink sky in morning
matches eyes dragged through night by
dreams, memories, fears
~
n.b. ‘I’ll sleep on the train’ he thought, ‘Adapt and survive.’ He repeated his mantra, laughing at Fate’s capricious nature.
~
CLP 05/02/2022
on morning
too soon in my view
night slipped off without asking
stealing dreams of you
~
CLP 07/11/2021
on November
electric blanket
hot water bottle topped up
winter duvet
cat?
~
n.b. What else would one need as the temperature falls faster than leaves?
CLP 02/11/2021
on night
its cloak lays heavy
awake with longing for you
face of clock mocks me
~
CLP 16/10/2021
on autumn iii
it's been so still
humid air weighing on us all
weary from sleepless nights
from self-medicated sleep
from restless waking
from waking alone
and now the leaves move
trees sigh at their relief
the wind tunes up
wheezy gaps in windows and doors ajar
asthmatic whistling of telephone cables
clinking lines on masts
waves thick enough to roll the shingle
to slap the seawall
spit over its parapet
and bounce back to sea
this cool sou'westerly
freshens up the air
brings on the rain
brings me sleep
alone or not
~
CLP 04/10/2021
On Sleep
I lost count of sheep
couldn’t quantify cattle
quietly slipped off
~
CLP 20/06/2021
Voyage des Mots 