Insomnia

soon comes coffee’s steep
morning melody - no cheep
all robins asleep

3:30 - much too early, when i arose, to aeropress the grounds

soon the blessed send
of true wakefulness and blend
if my knees will bend

i will make my way out of torpor unless my eyelids beat me down

catch a dreamy cab
beg a few more zees ~ their fab
go for pillow grab

back under the covers for i’m yawning; not ready for the cockcrow 

3/7/2022
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DiMino Avatar
March 8, 2022 at 6:32 AM
Rise! But give no thought to shining~your words do it for you. Have a beautiful day!
Rodrigues Avatar
March 8, 2022 at 8:23 AM
Thank you, sweet poet! :) Have a beautiful day too!
Wolf Avatar
March 7, 2022 at 11:53 PM
Here I sit at the key - bored... 1:52 a.m. Chicago time, searching for a rhyme... and up pops KR's 'Insomnia' ... That's omnia. ~ Mitt Romnia
Rodrigues Avatar
March 8, 2022 at 8:25 AM
Is that om-inous or an-om-ynous…something’s amiss when we miss sweet sleep but poetry is our stronghold. Is it buried treasure or a nightmare?!
Baker Avatar
March 7, 2022 at 3:11 PM
Good descriptive poem of a common life event, Kim. Thanks for sharing, Bill
Rodrigues Avatar
March 7, 2022 at 5:55 PM
Thanks, Bill!
Kavanagh  Avatar
March 7, 2022 at 1:39 PM
How good is this one Kim, could not have been easy to write, yet you bring it together quite seamlessly, now get out of bed and no more lazing around, cheers David
Rodrigues Avatar
March 7, 2022 at 2:28 PM
Sleep was eluding me in the middle of the night. Thanks, David!
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