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Fatigue

...Just another long afternoon Of another long long day Mind numbing weariness That just won’t go away. My eyelids are heavy I just want to sleep For once no need To be counting sheep The cat i......Read the rest...

Categories: counting sheep, anxiety, depression, hope, recovery
Form: Rhyme

Insomnia

... I'm wide awake and cannot sleep, That's when I started counting sheep. I began, with ten little lambs, And then with two, headbutting rams. Then three that graze the Vi......Read the rest...

Categories: counting sheep, animal, dog, sleep,
Form: Couplet

Counting Sheep

...It's one in the morning And I can't get to sleep So I've tried various things Like counting some sheep, But they just won't stay still They keep 'milling around Backwards and forwards All ov......Read the rest...

Categories: counting sheep, fun, humor, sleep,
Form: Rhyme

Lullaby

...Sing me a lullaby darling Carry me to sleep I’m weary of the waiting, Waiting for relief Hum a happy melody Send me to counting sheep......Read the rest...

Categories: counting sheep, Lullaby, sweet,
Form: Rhyme

Dolce Far Niente

...Cradled by a hammock with the sun shining in. Coddled with Summer fun. Ice cream’s dripping from a whopping sugar cone. It’s sweet to do nothing but tongue the licks and swing in a basket in ......Read the rest...

Categories: counting sheep, vacation,
Form: Free verse

Counting Sheep Silently

...Don’t you ever wonder and wander in your sleep? I dream of you and I just want to weep like a creep I’m stumbling in the deep until the hill’s too steep Can you hear my moans and groans, oh godly ......Read the rest...

Categories: counting sheep, angst, appreciation, sleep,
Form: Lyric

Look Up

...Tossing and turning in my bed millions of things going in my head just when I think I'm a step closer I realize my dreams are thousands of miles ahead Trying to hold on to that last thread of s......Read the rest...

Categories: counting sheep, anxiety, cheer up, dream,
Form: Dramatic Verse

Urban Legends

...Urban legends you won’t forget late at night as you’re counting sheep; While you’re hopping with the jet set, urban legends you won’t forget; Twilight stories after sunset leave you moaning ‘J......Read the rest...

Categories: counting sheep, dark, emotions, horror,
Form: Triolet

Peristalsis of Darkness

...Recumbent, crippled: a conscious corpse Life calling for me to follow Mentality, it warps Why does my skull feel hollow? As I wait for the shadows to fall down, to swallow Emotions exhaust......Read the rest...

Categories: counting sheep, anger, anxiety, depression, mental
Form: Rhyme

Eyes Wide Open

...I lay in bed, eyes wide open, Counting sheep, but they have all spoken, My mind races, thoughts galore, But sleep, oh sleep, it's such a chore. The clock ticks on, the night grows old, My body......Read the rest...

Categories: counting sheep, cry, desire,
Form: Rhyme

Joy, Aging Is Thy Name

...The news controls my views Vials of pills mountains of bills Lack of sleep counting sheep Overeating bowels bleeding Tooth decay more every day Hair's tur......Read the rest...

Categories: counting sheep, farewell, giggle, health, old,
Form: Couplet

Sandman

...Please mr sandman bring me some sleep I have tried meditation and counting sheep. I have drank coffee and hot chocolate to So im asking you mr sand man what more can I do I took a hot shower just......Read the rest...

Categories: counting sheep, dream,
Form: Free verse

I'M So Bored

...I’M SO BORED I’m so bored I think I snored and I’m not even asleep I’m so bored I know I snored, no need for counting sheep It’s like watching paint dry or watching grass grow This day is going......Read the rest...

Categories: counting sheep, crazy, emotions, feelings, health,
Form: Rhyme

Lullaby

...Before the dream maker leaves his throne You must enter the world of sleep But sometimes sleep has flown And you're left counting sheep But then a symphony of crickets outside Pla......Read the rest...

Categories: counting sheep, dream, stars,
Form: Rhyme

Whoda Thunkit

... Whoda Thunkit! Snore, Snore Miracle Man 3/2/2023 In my youth, due to youthful exuberance, I thought, who needs sleep? I’ll sleep when I’m older, and so I chose to abstain. No......Read the rest...

Categories: counting sheep, sleep,
Form: Lyric

Counting Sheep Poems - Poems about Counting Sheep

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