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Noisome Dragons Slain

Sad the dark of night has fallen once again,
Rapturing the light of another splendid day
Wherein I have many noisome dragons slain.

Reintroducing me to a night of nagging pain
Beneath this quilted coverlet for solace I will lay,
Sad the dark of night has fallen once again.

I foresee the wee hours of a hot, searing chain
Tightening around my joints, it is no simple play
Wherein I have many noisome dragons slain.  

Strange, so apparent, it comes when I have lain
On my bed in peaceful slumber come what may,
Sad the dark of night has fallen once again.

Though those who know explain arthritis plain
And I know nothing about the condition is fey,
Wherein I have many noisome dragons slain.

Is there some moral lesson one suffers to gain?
To dread the early morning hours in this way
Sad the dark of night has fallen once again,
Wherein I have many noisome dragons slain.  

written March 11, 2022

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Caren Krutsinger Date: 3/12/2022 5:14:00 AM "Though those who know explain arthritis plain And I know nothing about the condition is fey, Wherein I have many noisome dragons slain." I have arthritis in both of my ankles; I like how you refer to them here! Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 3/12/2022 9:30:00 AM Arthritis is the bane of older folks. Strange that mine affects only my right hip and knee. The left seems free of it. Oh well, I'm thankful...if I had it all over my body I'd go insane!

Jeff Kyser Date: 3/11/2022 5:39:00 PM very nice, sorry about the underlying condition though! we replaced mattresses ever so often, problems with the back went away briefly, then returned quickly thereafter as the next mattress cratered. Finally splurged for a tempur-pedic with the ability to adjust the head and feet up or down, and I've been able to sleep *much* better. Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 3/11/2022 6:55:00 PM Wow...I don't think that would help as mine is mostly in my right knee, pelvis, and now ankle. I have a growth on my lower spine (benign) but they can't do anything about it. Real flare-ups with barometric pressure changes.