Sleep Well

Sleep well,
For I know the days of stone never gave you much.
And all the Shepherd boys,
All their treasures of gold,
It never amounted to what you could unfold.

Sleep well,
As the sun rises and the moon sets,
So does your heart with no beats,
Just burdens nestled on old pelts and nests.
I admire it and envy it
For I too wish to know how a beat-less heart feels,
Like a flow-less river,
It stays, and does not go.

Sleep well,
For I never sleep as my only friend is the City in which I live in,
All towering monuments of something I don’t know,
Brick and mortar mixed with sweat and tears
Of those who wasted all their years in here.
I too have shared these years,
These tears are not my own,
It was hers and his,
It was something I don’t know.
You lived here once,
We shared a Hallway until Thursday afternoon.

Sleep well,
The road is wind-less as it is it's roads,
A narrow path like an arrow shot from a bow made of Gold,
As dawn begins anew,
So shall you,
Sleep well.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2013

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November 16, 2013 at 10:04 AM
A nice one dear one,ope u find poetrysoup a safe haven where u can enhance ur poetic skills and social skills as well. Welcome to our world. Love, Bob- Based on Belief.
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November 15, 2013 at 2:10 PM
- Welcome to P-Soup, Kevin! - Nice to read your first poem here. - Hope you will have much pleasure to be with us. - Wishing you good luck - have a nice day! - (Comment on the poetry of others and they will comment on yours). - My first greeting to you from Norway. - I will come back to read more.... another day :) - oxox / /Anne-Lise :)
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November 15, 2013 at 1:34 PM
Kevin, sweet words of inspiration. .. nice warm WELCOME to poetry soup. Dropping by to invite you to my latest contest. You will find the contest page on the top left hand side* -Looking forward in following and reading your poetry. Hope to hear from you soon. You will enjoy the community, we are one big happy family. (Drama & Love. LOL) ~ Take Care!! From: your new poet friend *Luv~ > LINDA <
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