Short Lethargically Poems

These lines will form an gaping wall.
A lovers knock could make it fall,
Could make my racy skin crawl,
And force my lipid tongue to scald.
I'll let the lines drift slowly apart
To break the dam surrounding my heart.
To watch him lethargically graze in the night.
To watch his expression when I do not fight....

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Running rapidly reaching retardation 
He hung himself which hindered his hope
Living life looking lethargically lost 
many morals may matter 
Forever forming fictional Fathoms
She sat singing sad songs
The tears trickled trivially 
Mary marked many men maliciously
Mad maniac mary mourned 
Slowly she slipped silently into sweet somber...

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Pennsylvania summer
In the coal mining patch
With crickets, mosquitoes and
Children racing sprinklers
Beside closed castoff mines
Like matadors with bulls;
The faded old grandmas sit on the porches
Lethargically fanning
With Sunday's church bulletins
Trying to create the breeze God forgot
As they prop swollen feet on an old kitchen chair....

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Now my eyes are heavy and my neck is weak,
And I’ve gone too many days without any sleep.
If I could just hear your voice, if I could just hear you breathe…
I’d finally get the rest I need.

Now I haven’t been hungry in quite a while,
And doing laundry has become my Friday night style.
If I could just see your face, if I could just touch your hair…
I’d finally start to care....

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The late John Lennon described exactly how I feel.
This night is moving lethargically, and is unreal.
Just listen to his lyrics on the White Album.
He can tell you about my current conundrum.
I have too much on my mind right now.
I must close my eyes and fall asleep somehow.
The most soporific thoughts are what I can’t think.
Am I able to erase my mind and keep it on the blink?
I am here in bed, but I can’t get a single wink.
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In tranquil waters
On the river of peace
Lethargically drifting
Life's oars at ease
Trials and worries
Are but tiny pebbles
Tossed in to diminish
In receding ripples

On reflective water
The past is resolved
While the breeze of serenity
Whisks in today's calm
The map of life
Tomorrow's downstream
As I drift along
At peace I dream

    
  inspired by "These Days"  Greg Allman's --"Laid Back"
     Feb 8  2016   an original by Daniel Turner...

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