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A Wish about a Zebrafish
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Gershon Wolf
| Rhyme |
fish, mystery, sleep,
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Tethered to Sleep, Still
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Edward Ibeh
| Dodoitsu |
morning, night, perspective, sleep,
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Sleep
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ravi kiran
| Haiku |
god, sleep,
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DRESSED TO IMPRESS
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Ann Gilmour
| Couplet |
sleep, spring, tree, winter,
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SWEET DREAMS
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JAN ALLISON
| Senryu |
dream, sleep,
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Cat Nap
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Heidi Sands
| Tanka |
cat, sleep, sun,
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SH UP
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Kim Rodrigues
| Tanka |
sleep,
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while you slept
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Wren Rushing
| Senryu |
sleep,
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Lie Anyway
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Carissa Marie
| Free verse |
sleep, anxiety, depression, moving on,
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Vicious Cycle
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ilene bauer
| Rhyme |
sleep,
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Unslept Night
by Wren Rushing
The meditation of an unslept night,
dancing to the music of silence.
Waiting for that unseen sight
and my visions to form an alliance.
To create the...
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Rhyme |
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Categories:
sleep,
Sleep
by jay moore
Me, No! I hardly sleep
I'll rest when I'm dead
They'll come, Without a peep
Here they are in my head...
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Quatrain |
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Categories:
dream, self, sleep,
SLOTH
by Anita Harris
Ev'ry day wasted,
Sleep all day long,
Overwhelmed, anxious,
Slothful--it's wrong.
Father, forgive me;
Help me, I pray.
Calm me, and make me
Useful today....
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Rhyme |
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Categories:
sin, sleep,
Senryu-reality check please
by Winged Warrior
reality check please
our reality
stuck within the matrix or...
watching the boob tube
5/7/5-senryu
Oct.25.2018
Haiku-Senryu- Writing Challenge
Sponsored by: Dear Heart
a.k.a. Broken Wings
Placed 3'rd [4'th of...
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Senryu |
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Categories:
humanity, senses, sleep,
The Quietist Hour
by Dominic Middleton
With my mouth
Gone quiet
So to the light
With a click
I lay my head down
Waiting for the quietest hour
I close my eyes
And see again
The day’s events
From woe...
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Categories:
silence, sleep,
Risen
by Gershon Wolf
Darkness' hush awaits songbird's melody
Stars yet twinkle in the arms of night's tree
Dew drops cover the earth; flowers' petals still folded
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Categories:
dark, light, morning, sleep,
PECO Philadelphia Electric Company
by matthew harris
PECO (Philadelphia Electric Company)...
wont get a red cent from me
(explained by following words you see)
No...not until the
bitter cold temperature,
sans iron...
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Categories:
sleep, adventure, death, fate, goodbye,
My Avatar
by Michael Robinson
A busy head not much rest
R ewinding thoughts in my head
O nly oh only my eyes would get heavy
S oft pillows, I try to dream...
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Categories:
sleep,
SLEEPING WITH THE CLOUDS
by Jim Yerman
She was never frightened by the night
of it’s silence hard and deep
During the day she made friends with the animals floating in the clouds
Who at...
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Categories:
fear, sleep,
My Clock Is Off
by Caren Krutsinger
My eyes have closed again
I am way too cozy in this cushy recliner
Determined to stay awake I fight my way to the other side of...
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Categories:
sleep,
OUCH - LITTLE WHITE LIES
by JAN ALLISON
My hubby just fell out of bed
He banged his elbow and his head
Now I can hear groaning
Expletives and moaning
I’m certain that he isn’t dead!
Only the...
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Limerick |
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Categories:
humorous, hurt, sleep,
PAYING FOR THE WAKEFULNESS OF THE WEEKEND
by Kim Rodrigues
lids war the endless pursuit
of oxygen dispelled by
the gulp of grounds and stirred cream
...caffeine withdrawal
10/8/2018
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Dodoitsu |
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Categories:
sleep,
2 am
by Michelle Faulkner
My paper, my pen
My 2 a.m. companions
When the words speak
And won't let me sleep-...
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Quatrain |
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Categories:
night, sleep, words, writing,
SLEEPING
by Line Gauthier
sleeping in my arms
timeless
ageless
posted on October 7, 2018...
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Senryu |
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Categories:
sleep, appreciation, care, love, meaningful,
WHISPERS
by Line Gauthier
whispers of moondust
lightly sprinkled
in young sleepy eyes
posted on October 5, 2018...
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Categories:
sleep, Lullaby, moon, night, peace,
DWELLING ON SLEEP
by Kim Rodrigues
the coolness of my pillow
sinking into deepest sleep
i forgive the restless night
it’s all in the past
10/5/2018
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Dodoitsu |
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Categories:
sleep,
A bad day of mine
by Xuefeng Pan
I don't know how could I woke up automatically in the morning
Without any assistance of an alarm set and or a person calling
I automatically woke...
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Couplet |
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Categories:
sleep, day, dream, feelings, morning,
LULLABY IN A BANGALORE BUNGALOW
by Kim Rodrigues
kine eyes of the moon
lamb’s blanket of starlight
rich dreams til sunrise
9/30/2018
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Haiku |
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Categories:
dream, sleep,
SOUNDS OF AUTUMN
by Ann Gilmour
Beneath the garden wood pile I hear sounds of excavation
As a hedgehog starts preparing for his autumn hibernation
My tortoise getting drowsy ready for his autumn...
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Couplet |
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Categories:
autumn, sleep, sound,
Robbed of Hope
by Gershon Wolf
What is sleep? What are its positions?
Right side? Left side? Prone with arms in?
You seem to have lost all...
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Rhyme |
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Categories:
night, sick, sleep,