What do I see in my bed?
little worries gathered by my head
they cloud on pillows
their groans- eerie billowsdetermined to fill me with dread
I plead for all to leave
Alas, unto me they cleavedetermined to fill me with dread
©Vivian Zems
Lillian hosts dVerse tonight with a call to use the word: ‘Gather’ in a quadrille (44 words).
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April 23, 2018 at 10:17 pm
Loving this line! “their groans- eerie billows”
Nothing (well I’m sure there’s something…and probably more than one something) as frustrating as insomnia. Thoughts churning…can’t shut the brain off. Been there – ugh!
Glad you posted….here’s to gathering and counting sheep jumping softly through our heads until the monotony brings on the zzzzzzs 🙂
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April 24, 2018 at 6:37 pm
Yes, few worse things….but insomnia is absolutely annoying. Thanks Lillian.
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April 23, 2018 at 10:37 pm
Ooo – like the form and rhyme of this this.
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April 24, 2018 at 6:36 pm
Thanks Jilly!
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April 23, 2018 at 10:48 pm
I know this all too well. Great little poem. Very powerful use of gather.
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April 24, 2018 at 6:35 pm
Thanks Caitlin 😊
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April 23, 2018 at 11:29 pm
I love the line Their groans eerie billows too! Nicely done Vivian.
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April 24, 2018 at 6:35 pm
Thanks Linda!
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April 24, 2018 at 6:56 pm
😊
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April 24, 2018 at 1:00 am
Riveting rhymes, Vivian! And how I relate–seeing as I slept only three hours yesterday while lying in bed for eight! LOL!
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April 24, 2018 at 6:34 pm
It happens to us all….sigh.
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April 24, 2018 at 1:24 am
kaykuala
I plead for all to leave
Alas, unto me they cleave
determined to fill me with dread
Bad dreams will somehow hog our minds even in good times. A natural thing perhaps!
Hank
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April 24, 2018 at 6:53 pm
Quite natural…..thanks Hank!
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April 24, 2018 at 1:57 am
I love the line’their groans eerie billows” as well – really well written!
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April 24, 2018 at 6:33 pm
Thanks Jo ! 😊
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April 24, 2018 at 2:16 am
Nice description of those little worries.
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April 24, 2018 at 6:32 pm
Thanks Frank ! 😊
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April 24, 2018 at 2:29 am
My favorite line is little worries clouding on pillows.
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April 24, 2018 at 6:32 pm
Thank you!
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April 24, 2018 at 2:39 am
Awwww…..naughty worries. Beautifully written as always😉.
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April 24, 2018 at 6:31 pm
Thanks Awneni 💙
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April 24, 2018 at 3:12 am
Yikes for them to cleave on you instead of leaving you alone ~ Loving the rhymes of pillows/billows ~
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April 24, 2018 at 6:30 pm
Thanks Grace! 😊
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April 24, 2018 at 7:20 am
Oh those little worries that niggle and cloud on pillows! I also like ‘their groans- eerie billows’. My cat seems to keep them at bay 😉
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April 24, 2018 at 6:29 pm
Lucky you! I think I need your cat here!
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April 24, 2018 at 3:54 pm
“They cloud on pillows,” great line- I stopped everything just to enjoy picturing that.
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April 24, 2018 at 6:13 pm
Pesky worries😯
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April 24, 2018 at 8:28 pm
Worries that snowball to mares… no sleep again… I know it well
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April 24, 2018 at 10:15 pm
I like the ‘snowballing ‘- you got it !
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April 25, 2018 at 12:51 am
you wrote exactly what happens to an insomniac, all the gathered issues of the day become the feathers that tickle sleep away, beautifully written!
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April 25, 2018 at 6:23 pm
Thank you! 😊
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April 28, 2018 at 7:29 pm
Sometimes I swear they live in my pillow!
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April 30, 2018 at 4:17 am
I know what you mean…
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