Sleepless moonlit nights

Early to bed, early to rise,
makes you healthy, wealthy and wise.
Followed the age old saying,
Can't figure out why I am still awake on this moonlit night.

Under a moonlit starry sky spreading its silvery covers,
I might fall asleep instantly embedded in its soothing spell,
The train of thoughts going through my mind,
Might stop to appreciate the beauty of such a night.

I may wander in the meadows in the night,
The deer and fawns may come across to meet me,
While they would wonder about my troubled mind,
I would adore their beauty and forget all my woes.

The insomniac mind overwhelmed with streaming hopes and dreams,
Might ruminate to see the end of the shooting star,
The stars wandering for centuries in the distant galaxies,
Break loose, shine and glitter in the sky,
Copyright © | Year Posted 2025


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Date: 8/30/2025 2:27:00 AM
We don't get sound sleep on some nights. That's O. K. We can use the time riding in the palanquins of thoughts and enjoying the beauty of the night. Lovely painted nature!
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Date: 8/27/2025 11:39:00 AM
- I often walk sleepless "under a moonlit starry sky" ... enjoying, the silence, the moon and the stars... while everyone else is sleeping - No car traffic, no neon lights... only nature and me :) - A lovely poem, Jay :) - hugs
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