The Jekyll and Hyde of Sleep
From falling in and out
and drifting in between
comes morning’s rude awakening
when I forget what I did
in my dreams
_______________Colleen Redman / Poets United / Imaginary Garden with Real Toads
"A blog is to a writer what a canvas is to an artist." ~ Colleen Redman
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November 24th, 2018 8:25 pm
Short and sweet. Love!
November 25th, 2018 9:29 am
Yep, sums it up beautifully, lol.
November 25th, 2018 11:38 am
The brevity of this piece works perfectly when describing the haunting (and often fleeting) effect of a dream that leaves the heart jumping, but we can’t remember why.
November 25th, 2018 1:06 pm
This is exactly why I hate waking up at night…
November 25th, 2018 2:02 pm
I rarely remember. I wish I could.
November 25th, 2018 3:53 pm
I can never remember my dreams ..
November 25th, 2018 4:47 pm
You just seem to pick the perfect words to convey life’s moments…and I adore this!!
November 25th, 2018 6:29 pm
Yes, that’s exactly how it is!
November 25th, 2018 6:53 pm
Love your poem. Unfortunately for me, I often forget what I’ve done while awake! Lol.
November 25th, 2018 7:59 pm
Yup–I had one of these rude awakenings this morning when the alarm went off at 5:45–
November 26th, 2018 2:20 am
Ah, this rude awakening can be so frustrating. Very well put! 🙂
November 26th, 2018 4:03 am
Yes. Exactly.
November 27th, 2018 11:53 am
You da man, CR.
November 27th, 2018 1:57 pm
sometimes it’s not a bad thing to not remember, but then, sometimes, the dreams are far cozier … which makes it all the more frustrating …
lovely poem Colleen
November 27th, 2018 2:33 pm
I used to not remember my dreams. Now, for some reason, I recall many of them. They seem to be the sexy ones 🙂
November 27th, 2018 6:31 pm
Yup. T’was like that this morning.
November 27th, 2018 10:17 pm
How annoying it is to recall that you dreamt but not remember the detail. You’ll have to ask for a repeat!
November 29th, 2018 12:44 am
Oh, I so hate it when I dream and I can’t remember the details that pester in the fog.