somnus
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
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
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