Short Shuteye Poems

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whales sleep eerily
vertical in dangling pods
sea otters hold hands...

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Long Day
 
It's been a long hard day in the saddle
I'm really tired of fighting with cattle
My hands are all blistered
My leg is injured
My tail bone is raw
My feet need to thaw
My stomach is empty
My eyelids are droopy
I'm tired of the rain
and being in pain
I'm really beat
I need something to eat
With a few hours of shuteye
And if I don't die
I'll get up like most cowmen
and do it all over again
 
By Mike Francis...

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Sunk back
almost
comfortable
stretched out
as an afternoon hush
hovers like a warm blanket

Lots of time before
my dentist appointment
feels great to sit incognito
get a bit of needed shuteye
in a corner of the waiting room 

Suddenly 
a different silence stirs
one I can only assume
follows the calling
of my name
as I jump to attention
all eyes are on me

Darn…
Already my turn                



AP: Honorable Mention 2020

Posted on March 28, 2019...

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