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A Distant Sprite

I fall as shadows steep, and very heavy
the outer world of waning stars do sparkle.
My lids grab hold of death though I am breathing.
The darkness still - my fullness faints, releases
a distant sprite - it holds me fast to bedding…

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Karen Jones Date: 10/6/2023 11:45:00 PM Congrats on a win! Login to Reply Kim Rodrigues Date: 10/8/2023 10:19:00 AM Thanks, Karen!

I Am Anaya Date: 10/6/2023 11:57:00 AM Congratulations Kim, wow a book! :) Login to Reply Kim Rodrigues Date: 10/6/2023 2:53:00 PM Thank you !

Suzette Richards Date: 10/6/2023 1:30:00 AM Congratulations, Kim. Thank you for supporting my Hypnagogic Dream contest. In order to claim your prize of the book, DOWNTOWN – Poetic Devices, please soup mail me your e-mail address. Regards, Suzette Login to Reply Suzette Richards Date: 10/6/2023 9:01:00 AM At least we know we are not alone in experiencing these dreams :) Ah, you taught me a new word: hypnopompic. Thanks :) I've always used the term 'hypnagogic' interchangeably not realising that there is a difference. Kim Rodrigues Date: 10/6/2023 8:26:00 AM Thank you, Suzette! I am fascinated by the dreamlike state. Sometimes I wake up seeing a big shadowy spider or a fun one, where confetti was falling from my ceiling - in hypnopompic state.

Bill Baker Date: 9/14/2023 9:41:00 PM Nice Iambic Pentameter, Kim. If for a contest, good luck, my friend. Bill Login to Reply Kim Rodrigues Date: 9/15/2023 8:09:00 AM It is…thank you, Bill!

Kelly Deschler Date: 9/14/2023 6:19:00 PM Quite a unique and wonderful description of those nightmarish moments we all experience from time to time... Very, very well written, Kim :) Login to Reply Kim Rodrigues Date: 9/14/2023 7:20:00 PM Thank you, Kelly!

Gershon Wolf Date: 9/13/2023 8:46:00 PM Unique insight here into a moment usually buried midst collapsing shadows. Great write, Kim! Login to Reply Kim Rodrigues Date: 9/14/2023 4:07:00 AM Thank you, Gershon! I always appreciate you!

Sara Kendrick Date: 9/13/2023 8:29:00 AM Great one. Very descriptive and expressive work that you have penned in this one. Thanks for sharing it with us and for dropping by my page. Sara Login to Reply Kim Rodrigues Date: 9/13/2023 9:28:00 AM Thank you, Sara!

Duke Beaufort Date: 9/13/2023 5:55:00 AM Sounds like a bit of a distressing moment. Our brains are very complex and we experience some phenomenal things. It's wonderful if we can relax and enjoy it all. I've decided no to be afraid of anything anymore--a luxury of age. Login to Reply Kim Rodrigues Date: 9/13/2023 9:29:00 AM When I was a kid a couple times I thought I was awake. I could see around the room but couldn’t move…caught between sleep and being awake.

Jerry Brotherton Date: 9/12/2023 5:53:00 PM An amazing poem Kim. It gives me chills down my spine. Login to Reply Kim Rodrigues Date: 9/13/2023 5:00:00 AM Thank you, Jerry!

Paige Hind Date: 9/12/2023 12:43:00 PM Chills with this one! I'm holding fast to my seat! LOL Login to Reply Kim Rodrigues Date: 9/12/2023 4:24:00 PM Thank you, Paige! <3

Andrea Dietrich Date: 9/11/2023 3:57:00 PM When I looked up the meaning of the contest word, it meant the stage before we dream, so i guess I just took it too literally. Login to Reply Kim Rodrigues Date: 9/11/2023 4:13:00 PM When you have this paralysis happen you feel like you are awake. Happened when I was a kid. Look at this article under symptoms. I’ve experienced some of these https://www.verywellhealth.com/what-is-a-false-awakening-3014835

Andrea Dietrich Date: 9/11/2023 3:56:00 PM you did really great compared to me. I never posted mine yet, but I'd say it's only half show while yours is all show and no tell!!! Login to Reply Kim Rodrigues Date: 9/11/2023 4:14:00 PM I appreciate your comment. That helps me. Thanks, Andrea!

Yann Rolland Date: 9/11/2023 3:41:00 PM so beautiful poem, the power of the spirit of the night, enjoyed , so well written yann Login to Reply Kim Rodrigues Date: 9/11/2023 4:14:00 PM Thank you, Yann!