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Nette Onclaud, 6/12/26, All That Glass

Hourglass

ALL the flipping,
tossing and turning,
sand turning black
then red at dawn;
still yawning.
The cock crowing;
sun and moon avoid
my half-open trance.
My crescents ache
from the webbed glass
in the lacrimal corners.
Shadows creep,
reflections of my BOO.
I try to force
my opponent 
feet over head,
so I can go back to bed.
Goblin of a sandman
is giggling,
crooning creepy songs.
Dusk breaks and I
hit the Boogieman
full force with his own
container of grit;
              I pass out.
     As I awaken,
with a blazing grin,
I shine the hourglass,
so peacefully at rest.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2026

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Hind Avatar
June 16, 2026 at 6:55 PM
wowwww double wowwww <3 faving, :)
Rodrigues Avatar
June 16, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Thanks truly, Paige!
Delegans Avatar
June 15, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Love how you expressed this, Kim. Very relatable experience.
Rodrigues Avatar
June 16, 2026 at 10:11 PM
I appreciate! Thanks, Chris!
George Avatar
June 13, 2026 at 9:49 PM
When we wake up with insufficient sleep, we feel dizzy and enervated. Tossing and turning on the bed without sleep is miserable. But after a restful sleep for more time we feel energized. The comparison of sleeplessness with a still hour glass is striking.
Rodrigues Avatar
June 16, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Thank you, Valsa! Happy sleep to you, dear Valsa!
Etgen-Baker Avatar
June 13, 2026 at 4:43 PM
the juxtaposition of a sleepless night (hate those) with the stillness of an hourglass is powerful. Faving.
Rodrigues Avatar
June 13, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Thank you, Sara! Glad you liked that part.
Dietrich Avatar
June 13, 2026 at 12:34 PM
You really set the tone here with the words you use to show the monsrocity of sleeplessness. I really hate it. So I use pills. Wish I didn't have to depend on them. Lots of cool images in your poem
Rodrigues Avatar
June 13, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Thank you, Andrea!
DiMino Avatar
June 13, 2026 at 8:47 AM
Brilliant! Great poetry. A FAV!
Rodrigues Avatar
June 13, 2026 at 9:52 AM
Thank you so much!
Daniel Avatar
June 13, 2026 at 5:30 AM
Very creative take on the contest theme:)
Rodrigues Avatar
June 13, 2026 at 6:57 AM
Thank you, Joanna!
Crandall Avatar
June 12, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Sounds like a lot to contend with - a sandman goblin and boogieman!
Rodrigues Avatar
June 12, 2026 at 9:03 PM
lol…right?!
Etgen-Baker Avatar
June 12, 2026 at 2:49 PM
clever and creative......I wake up groggy but am smiling on the inside.
Rodrigues Avatar
June 12, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Thank you, Sara!
Kendrick Avatar
June 12, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Creative work for sure, Kim. I don't awaken with a grin most of the time though. I am quite not awake and groggy. Sara K.
Rodrigues Avatar
June 12, 2026 at 9:04 PM
That is hard! Perhaps when the birds start tweeting. Hugs
Goldsmith Avatar
June 12, 2026 at 12:57 PM
I enjoyed reading your "Hourglass" write/story. As a kid I enjoyed playing with the fun hourglass. "Good Luck" I did, "Glass Half Empty." Have a blessed/fun day writing away.........
Rodrigues Avatar
June 12, 2026 at 9:04 PM
How far we have come with telling time!
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