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The Nap Sap

(this has happened a few times to me when trying to sleep out on my deck in the sun!) I longed to nap and laid me down right here. Then peacefully I closed my eyes and drifted off round “sheep one-hundred-four.” But what a sap! When sleep came very near, my body jolted; with surprise I wakened from the sound of my own snore. For paula Swanson's "The Light is On, But Nobody Is Home"

Copyright © | Year Posted 2010




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Date: 2/13/2011 5:02:00 AM
It is amazing that this came to your mind while writing for the contest "The Light is On,But Nobody Is Home"!Enjoyed---kash
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Date: 6/21/2010 1:02:00 PM
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Date: 6/21/2010 7:39:00 AM
Congratulations on your win in Paula Swanson's contest "The Light Is On, But Nobody Is Home" Andrea. Love, Carol
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Date: 6/14/2010 7:11:00 AM
Congrats on your win.....Great Write ...Larry
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Date: 6/14/2010 7:04:00 AM
congrats on your win very funny and thanks for all of your kind comments wish you all the best hope you can get that nap in good one day lol faleshia
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Date: 6/14/2010 3:11:00 AM
Congrats on your win!
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Date: 6/13/2010 9:30:00 PM
Congrats Andrea on your HM in Paula's contest .. a wonderful honor for a wonderful write.. so enjoy my friend... with luv.. Linda-Marie..
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Date: 6/13/2010 8:41:00 PM
congrats on your HM with your snoring piece, Andrea :) --nikko :)
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Date: 6/13/2010 8:36:00 PM
Awakened by your own snore? Funny indeed. Congratulations on your win. I was afraid you were going to wake up to a deep sunburn. Love, Joyce
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Date: 6/13/2010 8:26:00 PM
Congrats on the HM win, Andrea
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Date: 6/13/2010 4:49:00 PM
LOL.....been there done that!!! Great reflection! Jeralynn
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Date: 6/13/2010 12:15:00 AM
kay, good night Andrea! have a wonderful night, don't snore yourself awake.be aware of your surroundings too! ~Always&Forever Lynette
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Date: 6/12/2010 6:12:00 AM
LOl boy do I hear ya! Light & Love
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Date: 6/10/2010 11:04:00 AM
how could you possibly sleep in the sun? if it was fall or winter, i can understand that, depending on how cold it is.but other than that, maybe you should look more into it if it happens to you again, and if your snore was that loud to wake you up.i've woken up by a shock that goes through my body, but it wasn't a snore.it is more so that i feel something touching me.(lol.by the way, your request is up) ~Always&Forever Lynette
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Date: 6/10/2010 10:09:00 AM
Dear Andrea: Great poem. This has never happened 2 me, but I can imagine how disturbing this could be. Thank you 4 reading and commenting on my poem. Yours truly: Sheol
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Date: 6/8/2010 8:56:00 PM
Yes "Lucky Lady" is it for Jared's contest... enough with the Rondel.. did u see the new Palen-dome blog he posted for the future contest?..its a few blogs down from todays... thankxxx for your great commeby btw..appreciate.. luv.. Linda-Marie..
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Date: 6/8/2010 8:42:00 PM
Oh funny Andrea.. good luck in the contest... I entered 'Poof" before I left for surgery this morning... kinda funny about the laptop and sand issue.. this one is cute.. luv.. Linda-Marie.
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Date: 6/8/2010 8:26:00 PM
lol.i was only joooking. you should take that as a compliment. maybe i was saying you look young(:
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Date: 6/8/2010 12:25:00 PM
your brain has to turn off that light. jhl
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Date: 6/8/2010 11:36:00 AM
thanks Andrea, i did not understand it at all so i just had to do my own homework. Hope you find time to read both halves again. lol, you had a head start,later take care,..p.d.
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Date: 6/8/2010 7:38:00 AM
I've had it happen a few time too...except it was the person I woke with my snoring that smacked me so hard I bolted up!...lol Dan C
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Date: 6/8/2010 7:31:00 AM
You make me laugh this morning!!! This is so typical of a few other people I know!! Great job! Love, Carrie
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Date: 6/8/2010 6:13:00 AM
Oh, dear, what a pity to wake up from your snore!!! Enjoyed your nicely written poem, Andrea and wish you best of luck in the contest!...Gert
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Date: 6/8/2010 3:16:00 AM
enjoyed, wondering if you got my e-mail, later,..p.d.
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Date: 6/7/2010 11:53:00 PM
Wondered what your title meant when I saw it first then I read it--lol, that's pretty cute, Andrea! That must've been a real bummer--so were you able to go back to sleep? I hope so ;) hugs, nikko :)
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