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Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Morpheus - PAD - Day 25



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Morpheus

Only I can make them settle
cease their mad, swirling (e)motions
muster Merlin’s magic (if I can)
transform them mayhap,
into soft, silent, serene snow-
flakes drifting ever downward
to land each atop another
creating a blanket of oblivion
(or maybe stars,
still in the night sky,
their only movement
nearly indiscernible –   
pinprick twinkles of light
sparking the darkness)
beneath which
I might (finally)
find sleep 


NOTE This is an "opposite" poem -- in response to my PAD Day 7 offering - "Spinning Thoughts"  
(which you can also read via the link below) 



 

4 comments:

  1. You captured the difficulty of laying it all down for the night and trying to sleep. Well done.

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    1. Thanks, Mosk! :-) Now if I could just figure out how to do that -- every night. :-]

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  2. Such a great connection--snowflakes are the perfect metaphor. Like the take charge attitude of the opening line: "Only I can make them settle"!

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    1. Thanks Patricia! :-) It's true: Only I can... IF I can. :-| Thanks for stopping by! :-)

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