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When i close my eyes time has no meaning at all... one third of a life © Harry J Horsman 2021

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Valsa George

Date: 12/3/2021 6:38:00 PM

Wonderful observation Harry ! When we sleep, one third of our life is wasted ! But without wasting so much of time the world will go mad ! Some people are innocent only in sleep !

Paul Callus

Date: 10/24/2021 1:01:00 AM

I understand your point of perspective, Harry! I do not seem to have enough time to do all I want to do, but without sleep I would accomplish even less :) Regards // paul

Gershon Wolf

Date: 10/20/2021 5:28:00 PM

Classic observation, Harry... Resonant with me: When I was 15, I decided that I wouldn't 'waste' 1/3 of my life sleeping. From age 15 - 65, I averaged 4 - 5 hours sleep per night every year, maximum. Now, having beaten back (for now) a bad case of amnesia, I sleep 8 - 9 hours per night and love it... Go figure! ~ Gershon

Sara Kendrick

Date: 10/18/2021 9:01:00 AM

Well, for me some of my sleep time is spent in hoping that I can sleep just a little more since I haven't slept much all night. LOL..Enjoyed reading your work. Thanks for your visit to my page. Sara

Judy Ball

Date: 10/18/2021 7:26:00 AM

Nicely done. I close my eyes and the next thing I know I have to get up again. Great job. God Bless, JB

Arthur Vaso

Date: 10/17/2021 11:11:00 PM

Well said, enjoyed this poem.

Mystic Rose Rose

Date: 10/17/2021 2:48:00 PM

It has meaning only to your soul and your slumber sequence, can be beautiful, :)

Paula Goldsmith

Date: 10/17/2021 12:19:00 PM

What a story in 3 little lines. Sleep does take up a ton of time. Have a blessed autumn day writing away................

Evelyn Judy Buehler

Date: 10/17/2021 9:29:00 AM

The dreaming is nice. I enjoyed this very much. :)

Jennifer Proxenos

Date: 10/17/2021 8:18:00 AM

Perhaps in a 100 years from now there will be a pill that assists us to be well, productive and happy without having to sleep for a third of our lives, so much to see and do and so little time to achieve it all and then our time is over. Brilliant Senryu. Hugs and blessings,Jennifer.

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 10/17/2021 5:20:00 AM

A much needed rest. We do it so much, it becomes a habit ;)

Mandy Tams The Golden Girl

Date: 10/17/2021 12:22:00 AM

I close my eyes to see what i can't in the day, to relive and remember, not sleep. Xx

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 10/16/2021 4:10:00 PM

aha, 1/3!! To sleep perchance to dream. I sure do love sleep and dreams. I think about it a lot since I am lucky to get 1/4 my life in sleep. It's sure hard to come by these days. Love this, Harry

Silent One

Date: 10/16/2021 3:40:00 PM

I love my sleep... i could sleep all day...

Joe Dimino

Date: 10/16/2021 10:34:00 AM

Yep! So true. And there are times, when eyes open, yet we sleep -- we waste so much, when we could be doing good for self and others. Blessings my friend. Great write! A volumes worth in a few lines.

L Milton Hankins

Date: 10/16/2021 9:38:00 AM

So true, Harry. I never thought of it that way, but a third of our life is blanked out by sleep. Very interesting to ponder.

Sotto Poet

Date: 10/16/2021 9:01:00 AM

A completely different point of view to consider, food for meditation, profound and magical Senyru Harry.

Vijay Pandit

Date: 10/16/2021 6:36:00 AM

Brilliant write. Well said, Harry. Yes--we sleep that long--hard to imagine (third of our life).

Sally Eslinger

Date: 10/16/2021 6:32:00 AM

Wow, Harry. It struck me that of all the pondering I’ve done during my long life, what you wrote here has never crossed my mind! So concerned with the When’s of going to sleep and waking, never thought of the disappearing During. Haha a whole new aspect to ponder…. Great pen here! Great pondering! Great gift! Thank you! Hugs!

Lisa Ricci

Date: 10/16/2021 2:22:00 AM

Good Morning hh - Wouldn't it be great if we didn't need to sleep and just continue on but no scientist has figured that out for us yet (smile). None of us get enough so may we all make the most of each rest. Blessings to you always. Have a wonderful day with meaning. Remain safe.

Victor Buhagiar

Date: 10/16/2021 1:13:00 AM

With age I tend to sleep more.

Anil Deo

Date: 10/16/2021 12:13:00 AM

True, but the dreams come more than we "know" as a way of - might I repeat what the Good Book hints in Genesis 39-50 (Joseph's dreaming was God talking). Is sleep not a way to get tripartite humans to communicate "among oneself" as the Trinity does (Spirit, Body, Soul - yes, in that order of priority for Creation??) shalom, shalom & thx 4 getting me going. Yes, I see Michelle's was first to have this THUNDER. Sir Harry, wonderful U write here

Michelle Faulkner

Date: 10/15/2021 11:17:00 PM

So mystical, I hope you can have pleasant dreams at least-