Cat Nap

It’s 2am and I am awake
Feel like I slept a whole day
Rolling red rivers of sleep escape
I am a poet who needs sleep I say

For a winged white word traces brain
As a blue bird tangled in my mane
To sleep right now would be a shame
Boogie down dancing muse do your thang

They say my dad use to cat nap
His creativity was crazy cool not zapped
Seems when I want to I teal tap
Into the creative gene pool with a snap

My doctor gave me a Cpap and
I hate it like I hate meat in a can
She gave me a green goal 4 hours
But sleepless nights are a super power.

I can hear music in a single word or phrase
If I choose it can write a purple song today
I write about lavender love not so much hate
I write about life, tender times, fuchsia faith

I am not manic so don’t go there
No need to panic just be aware
That some of us have creativity in excess
Because when others sleep I write my best

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Sally Eslinger

Date: 10/4/2023 9:28:00 AM

Karen, the way the lines began along w/ mention of genes & dad, i fell into that blue perfect beatnik rythm as i read. I’m a vis artit as well as a poet & thinking you may be too, the way you get inside colors. I’m a follower now! Hugs, sally

Karen Jones
Date: 10/4/2023 9:57:00 AM

Hi Sally. Wow thanks for following and for kind comments.I love color and song writing. I sing a bit but stopped playing instruments due to nerve dammage. My mom is a visual artist at and think I get it from her. Hugs following u back

Dennis Spilchuk

Date: 9/30/2023 10:30:00 AM

I'm sorry for your sleeping disorder, but I see you've taken a negative and turned it into a positive as written in your poetic verse. Nicely done.

Karen Jones
Date: 9/30/2023 10:37:00 AM

Well for me it is life and I am determined to live it. Red eyed or not. Lol joking. My eyes are brown! Thanks for reading Dennis. No sympathy needed I am quite happy

Michelle Smith

Date: 9/29/2023 12:33:00 AM

Sweet insomnia! Worth the toil to burn the midnight oil :D

Karen Jones
Date: 9/29/2023 1:25:00 AM

Tis the bonus!

Gershon Wolf

Date: 9/28/2023 5:49:00 PM

Your heart and soul pour forth nighttime light in this one, Karen. Good for you... Wish I felt this way. Then insomnia wouldn't bother me at all. But I've found that my creativity and overall capability nosedive after 11:30 p.m., no matter how I slice or dice my sleep. More power to you. Nice write!! Thanks, gw

Karen Jones
Date: 9/28/2023 5:55:00 PM

Wow Gershon! I assumed most of us poets wrote BECAUSE of insomnia. Sorry yours bothers you. Thanks for reading. :0)

Lenny Gazbowski

Date: 9/28/2023 5:19:00 PM

Enjoyable read Karen.

Karen Jones
Date: 9/28/2023 5:38:00 PM

Thanks Lenny!

Bill Baker

Date: 9/28/2023 4:58:00 PM

I can see that my new poet friend. I enjoyed seeing your middle of the night mind creating such good poetry. Thanks for sharing your thought with us through your poetry, Karen. Hope you're feeling better. A poet friend in Texas, Bill

Karen Jones
Date: 9/28/2023 5:17:00 PM

I'm better than I was dear. Thanks so much for your kind words.

Wilma Neels

Date: 9/28/2023 10:02:00 AM

I really enjoyed this gem of yours Karen

Karen Jones
Date: 9/28/2023 10:35:00 AM

Thanks for that Wilma.

James Moore

Date: 9/28/2023 8:13:00 AM

"...No need to panic just be aware That some of us have creativity in excess Because when others sleep I write my best" So well said - esp. that first line!

Karen Jones
Date: 9/28/2023 8:17:00 AM

Thanks for reading James and for your compliment.

Silent One

Date: 9/28/2023 4:33:00 AM

Awesome rhymes and flow, you are a very talented poet.. You dad was wise to have a cat nap, we need to rest so our creativity remains fresh and we can create poems like the one you posted here..

Karen Jones
Date: 10/1/2023 4:34:00 PM

You are humble but the God in you is great and made you capable. Accept the compliment it is not vanity. Hugs

Silent One
Date: 9/28/2023 5:20:00 AM

thank you but I am not worthy of such praise..

Karen Jones
Date: 9/28/2023 5:09:00 AM

I consider you a genius poet so a comment from you I am very honored to receive! Thank you dear.