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Somnus Poems - Poems about Somnus


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sleep god Somnus wave your wings like wands take me to the magic great beyond make for my head an earthen pillow i'll snooze in the shade of a willow and when nighttime's silver stars twinkle i'll channel my inner Rip Van Winkle in crystalline canyons i will take a trip in dreamland's mystic mosaic all surrounded by feathery fluff i could doze forever in that stuff replace my machinations and schemes with a...

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Categories: somnus, sleep,
Form: Rhyme
Somnus
Elude me, sleep, like a scorned lover who leaves me breathless, chest tight, gripped with vines. Leave me, sleep, alone in the void, not one sense available as I hang, immobile in purgatory. Call me, sleep, vibrant siren in an inky sea, I fall to your whim, oblivious, into your arms. ...

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Categories: somnus, sleep,
Form: Free verse



Sleep
“Sleep” Somnus, Somnus Those sweet words my mother sang to me It is a wonderful state to be How much I long for it How much I need It. Somnus, Somnus For I have been asleep far too long I have been dead in myself I have not seen the light or heard a song I have ignored Him Somnus,...

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Categories: somnus, 12th grade,
Form: Verse
Sleep
“Sleep” Somnus, Somnus Those sweet words my mother sang to me It is a wonderful state to be How much I long for it How much I need It. Somnus, Somnus For I have been asleep far too long I have been dead in myself I have not seen the light or heard a song I have ignored Him Somnus,...

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Categories: somnus, 12th grade, symbolism,
Form: Rhyme
Sleep
Somnus, Sleep Those sweet words my mother sang to me It is a wonderful state to be How much I long for it How much I need It. Somnus, Somnus For I have been asleep far too long I have been dead in myself I have not seen the light or heard a song I have ignored Him Somnus,...

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Categories: somnus, 12th grade, symbolism,
Form: Rhyme



Premium Member In Somnus
In my dreams I did great things Sweet lullabies the moon sings In my dreams I never lost my youth Even if they echo a hidden truth Perhaps I could have been great But maybe that is still somehow my fate Sometimes it's so hard to believe When my anxiety I can't relieve In my dreams I was a warrior In my life I...

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Categories: somnus, growth, hope, introspection, moving
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Somnus
Wrought iron gates greet the eyes Looming like deception and lies Such a petty endeavor to seek valor With such a ghastly pallor This place was supposed to heal But trapped is all I really feel The walls look down upon me Promising I'll never again be free Such menacing messages on tapestries Tormenting my soul and bringing me to my knees Little imperfections here...

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Categories: somnus, abuse, anxiety, grief, loss,
Form: Free verse

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