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Impending Sense of Nap

Brain is crackling, crisp, ivory bone dry Gremlin stuffing cotton behind my eyes Head begins to swell with torpidity Vivid mind fading to transparency Internal membranes breaking down Thoughts run a deep molasses brown 'Tween thought and motion, expanding rift Act of sheer will, the body to lift Limbs grow wooden, ready to fall Seek out the blessed horizontal Cover exhaustion with soft frayed quilt Self-indulgent moment’s guilt Serotonin sleep dump almost disappointing Blessed moment of irresponsibility ending Leaden lids descend on eyes Fading into a sky blue paradise 3/25/16

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Poet Destroyer A

Date: 4/27/2016 11:11:00 PM

Hi Tom, Congrats on your fine couplet win. LINDA

Sandra Haight

Date: 4/15/2016 2:24:00 PM

Wonderfully done and very relaxing as I read this, Tom! Congratulations on your fine win. Sandra

Tom Quigley
Date: 4/18/2016 10:42:00 AM

Guess I conveyed what I meant, then! Thanks.

Lu Loo

Date: 4/15/2016 9:00:00 AM

Tom, very clever and I love the first stanza, so true...thank you for being a part of my contest and congrats on your win :)-luloo

Tom Quigley
Date: 4/18/2016 10:42:00 AM

Thanks Laura!

Timothy Hicks

Date: 3/30/2016 12:27:00 AM

This was totes adorbes, my friend. And wow. What a sense of elaborating details "the blessed horizontal" "thoughts run a deep molasses brown" ... I wish I could have gotten into more horizontal hijinks these past few days with the ongoing yard-sale ... talk about a yawn-fest on the weekdays. Really think I ought to add this to my faves, because I'm a sucker for dogs (and especially pups) ... your title is Golden.

Tom Quigley
Date: 3/30/2016 8:41:00 AM

Thanks, Timothy!

Tim Smith

Date: 3/25/2016 11:00:00 AM

I don't even need a bath...just put on some golf in the background and I'm all zzz's

Tom Quigley
Date: 3/25/2016 10:40:00 PM

Golf itself is soothing to watch. Then add those announcer voices and it's game over.