Friday Night Sleep

Stretching out my arms and legs in the comforts of a bed Just enjoying the softness and smell of soft clean sheets Smiling with those slumbering thoughts as I fade to sleep Dreaming of other worlds, other people, and many places I have gone to wonderful places with no nightmares tonight Awake wondering where did all these dreams come from Looking at the bedroom ceiling where our clock projects time It’s truly hard to believe that I have only slept a few hours How can they be, those dreams continued on for many days Looking around the room I ask myself, ok, why am I awake I listen to all the sounds of the night, umm, there are none I leave the comforts of a warm bed and fresh clean sheets Moving from our bedroom so my sweetheart can sleep I decided to open our laptop and check out Poetry Soup Many poets have left their thoughts during my slumber Reading words from those Poetry Soup Poets Unread poems are read first Leaving a few comments Sleeping… … … Edward J. Ebbs - October 24, 2015