rituals of goodnight

This is soothing, it reads like a lullaby.

LJ

What a stellar compliment, Lj.
I was tossing and turning while reworking this one, hoping for some sleep to take me, so you saying that really hits home with feelings of deep appreciation.

Thank you, dear lady.
So glad you enjoyed.
🌹-✨ 💫
B

Hi Blue,
Hope ur well?

This is a hypnotic piece.
Evocative!

Gr8t hon.

Take care.
X

Hey there, Wired6

I am seriously all smiles seeing you here this morning!!  😁 I'm doing ok, other than being tired from lack of sleep.  
I hope you are doing well, too!  

To find the little bits of beguiling charm I hoped would come through, well that's just lovely to know and feel like maybe you did ... I'm terrifically pleased you all together fancied this piece, my friend.... hypnotic is 👌🏻  

Thank you for stopping by to share with me those thoughts, it means a lot and I appreciate it ... - 💙
🌹B

Hi Blue,
Likewise!

Its always a pleasure reading your beautiful work.

Take care.
X

Beautiful dream state read, cozy, sleepy meander into sleep
Love it
Love and light gorgeous
Ron x

Mmmm... scooch over and I'll tuck in right next you, since you perfectly described this piece to a T!... A cozy meander, indeed... Yesss!!  

See you in my dreams.... have my pillow ready!  
*wink

Deep thank you's, Ron  
I love that you got this to it's very essence.  
🌹 💙 - ⚔️  
✨ 💫 ✨

an alluring piece
just love the feeling it gives

beautiful B!

Hey there, Vick ;)

I can't express enough, how you relishing the feeling of this poem, (something I had hoped to covey when I was foggily stringing it together) , deeply affects me and elicits such sincere appreciation... 🙏  

I'm so glad you found a bit of that atmosphere and a little allure here too.  

Big thanks for stopping by to say as much.  

You know how much  
I love seeing you 🦋
🌹 💙
B

Wonderful job with this... so soothing... just the kind of read I needed this morning...

Hey there, LilD
I've missed you —it's really good seeing you this morning! I hope your recent travels were all you dreamt they'd be and more. I get so much joy from your travel poetry and photography, it's so interesting and enlightening to sort of journey along with you via your posts.

Thank you for taking a gander here... I'm so so glad you found some enjoyment to start your morning... how cool.  

Hope you are doing well and that things are going as smoothly as they can be.  
(give Jade good pets for me!)  
Much love and very sweet dreams,
🌹 - ✨💫 ✨
B

Thanks for the visit, dear lady.

It's so wonderful to read your lovely comments and feel those sentiments. I'm thrilled you found a whimsical nature within and I appreciate you taking the time to say so.

You awe me in return!
Much love and sweet dreams ahead, ✨ 💫 ✨
🌹💙

You evoke a mysterious nocturnal power with these words.

Regards
James

Ohh my... I am loving that, James!!.
I'll  definitely try basking in that mysterious nocturnal power and hope it allows me to continue to let the poetry flow.... 🤞🏻  l

I deeply appreciate your thoughtful visit (I truly look forward to it! ) and that kind takeaway....

A pleasure!  
Much obliged,
🌹 💙
B

Blue,

        Listen to me? Thank u for the sentimental ah oneness u made me ah feel reading this ah poem. This is truly one will have u going speechless ah poem!👍🌈🍑👅

Hiya, Birchel

I'm delighted you deeply felt this poems emotional elements and I'm honored that you were speechless... that's high praise, indeed; considering how exhausted I was in trying to get this poem to work on the page how I heard it in my head... So yes, I'm sincerely glad to hear it might have succeeded.... Thank you for being here and sharing your thoughts with me.

I appreciate you so much!!
🌹 💙
B

Wow! Felt like being there with you .. WOW

Double Wow's!?!?.... Now that sets the mood for a great day!! I'm elated you could feel my sweet nighttime rituals like you have....it means a lot to me.  
 
Thank you for stopping by and for sharing those thoughts, Lawrence 🦋  

🌹 💙  
B

hello beautiful Blue what a soothingly lovely write
I'm on the moon with you 💕

I love having you float along with me, dear lady  
 
Thank you for sharing your thoughts, it's always appreciated and so sincerely felt.  
 
Much love and many wonderful dreams,  
🌹✨ 💫  
B

Hands against the tile while having your back washed....just keeping it clean.

There are only a select few things more satisfyingly euphoric than being washed thoroughly....
.... just. how. he. likes. it.

Good clean fun, indeed ;p

-x

🧸☕🐢

a cuppa and a nice cuddle are definitely up there.....

Is it me, or is the 🐢 emoji especially appealing?!?
;p

It's a heads up....

a heads up, he says.... lol.

I shall prepare, thusly so.


🪄🧸☕ ⛓
-💙

I think you defined tranquility.  Just float away into never never land.

😴💤☮

Up up dreamily away..

Tranquility slowly becoming a blanket of warmth where dreams hatch among the glimmering stars and slumber greets the horizon...
✨ 💫 ✨

Thank you for sharing your insightfulness, my dear Leo.

I deeply enjoy knowing where this took you.

Much love and sweetest dreams 🍃
🌹💙

Hey B:)

This wow!  hahaha
So dreamy and fluid. Has such a classic feel to it accompanied with the pic.
You and Cipher kill it with pics btw:)
I can feel the smallish breezes and the goosebumps pebbles.
All the attention to every detail really takes the reader into the dream state.
Also loved the spilling secrets into dreams.
We've all done it:)
Poor Keanu Reeves must be sick of me by now. hahahah

Beautiful dreamscape here amiga:)

lol...
Hey there, A  
Ohhh I do love me some Keanu, too!
If you've not checked out this comedy on Netflix-(Always Be My Maybe) OMG it's totally worth it,, not only because it's a cute Romcom but it's a must see for any big Keanu Reeves fan!! You'll seriously, just die... it's so so funny!!

My own dreams would mostly be a surrealistic landscape of Lenny Kravitz, Alexander Skarsgard and Jason Momoa... with hints of Charlize Theron and Milla Jovovich... hahaha!!!

I'm so stoked that you felt the dreamy fluidity and that it matched the visual well. (Cipher really is the king of eye catching images, I believe, too!)

Yes, those secrets do absolutely have a way of funneling into our subconscious to turn the wheels of dreamland .. it's inevitable!  

Thank you for taking the time to stop in and for being so intuitively refreshing. It's always a great time reading your comments.... I definitely look forward to them!!

Stay well rested and here's to many enjoyable dreamscapes in the nights to come...  
✨ 💫 ✨

🌹 💙
-B

So I'm in your naughty dreams giving you orgasmic bliss over and over again.  Keep on writing you strong beautiful smart sexy woman.

Maybe you're incredibly charming in my dreams!? ..sometimes that chemistry is the very thing needed!..  it might even mean more in the moment in creating a spark... Hmmm, now there's a thought!?.... Be good, my dear Francisco!! *wink... be good!  

I always appreciate you and your visits ;)  
🌹 💙

I want to be good, but you make me want to be naughty.  😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘

Awww.... You're crazy.... lol.
Thank you, my charmer!

🌹

Yes I am my beautiful strong smart sexy woman.

A restful night was never more sublime and relaxing than in your rich and vivid evocation. Your gift for sensual poetry unfolds like a dream that takes me deep into the feminine sensory bliss that your poem rolls over me like the gentle currents from a vent that so resemble a forest breeze that whispers beauty and total heaven. This is the ultimate sleeping hour poem that gathers me in the folds of sheets and shows me the way to dreams of Shangri la. Truly a wonder to behold my darling lass.

Xo
John

Ohhh Yesss!
To languidly feel the cool night beckoning; calling out from beyond the veil of awake....how precious and utterly enticing.

It means the world to me that you felt all that you did, traversing the dreamscape to Shangri-la.
You fill me with pride and accomplishment, my darling.

I can't thank you enough for that.

Much love the deepest appreciation,
🌹 💙
-Susan

If Enya ever needed a poem rather than lyrics to go with her compositions, this creation works so well!

Thanks for that lovely therapeutic and relaxing comment, Jazz.
So happy you enjoyed, my dear

What a wonderful comparison, indeed. I think of the album Shepherd Moon, which I have listened to many times to help me fall asleep!

It's always a pleasure to see you and get your takeaways 🦋  

Much love and sweetest dreams,
🌹 💙  
B

Dear BV,

I echo all eight thousand comments above. I admit to feeling a bit of a simpleton as my goodnight rituals are mundanely washing my face and brushing my teeth. Then I like to toss and turn a little bit for the exercise of it. I thoroughly enjoyed the romance of this for that is what I felt during the read. It was a romantic dance of preparation. I’m going to use this to celebrate the ritual and be more in tune to the process instead of the exhausted belly flop onto the mattress I perform. Beautiful write as per. H🌷

lol...eight thousand, she says.... hahaha....I wish!!
You totally crack me up me, Honoria... 😂 😂...

Btw, there's no way you're a simpleton in any form or fashion, dear lady. Your presence here on DUP is beautiful and full of intricate depth. I'm sure the adoring legions you inspire and uplift, would also agree that there's nothing simple about your beacon of light, humor and intuitiveness. To me, your capacity to understand the varied multitudes of personalities and poetry written here, are one of things that make you truly complex and wonderfully cherished by one and all.

This was an idealized, wistful imagining during one of my own tossing and turning episodes, so I completely get the exercise of it! Otherwise, I'm pretty mundane myself, with similar night time happenings. Although the music and cool temps are a must!! ;p

I mean who doesn't just flop onto the mattress ammiright!?!? heh heh...

I'm delighted you found this romantic, as was ultimately my hope. See?.. always intuitive! I love it.

Much love and very sweet dreams, dear lady ✨
🌹 💙

Hoi hoi
Somewhere I coined the phrase:

I think of it as a loud dream.

I wish I would have saved for this poem.
Sounds boring, but it is sooooo soothing: love the rituals!
Really do!
Thank you for another lovely poem!
Kind, regards, Gus

Hoi hoi
What a beautiful coined phrase!!  

Nothing is ever boring coming from you, Gus. I simply adore that you found this little piece soothing and the rituals enjoyable. That means a lot to me and leaves me feeling all dreamy, in itself.

You feed my heart and soul pleasure by your visits.  

Much love, appreciation and sweater dreams ahead, ✨  
🌹 💙  
B

Thanks, Jay.

I deeply appreciate you taking the time to leave your thoughts with me. I always relish seeing you and often think of you, hoping you are doing well in your corner of the world...

Much love and sweetest dreams sent ✨ 💫 ✨
-
🌹 💙

Ohhh my.... a vast tapestry of delight... that's beyond kind....thank you very much. I think we were leaving comments at the same time for each other!  
 
Serendipity!  
 
Much obliged and sweetest dreams sent ✨  
🌹 💙  
 
 
 
(blushes at 8004...lol.. not that many.... remember half if not more are my own replies...just saying...)

Definitely one of my favorite write that I have read of yours. It is our rituals that make us the most comfortable and set us at ease. This ritual of your’s  for a good night is sensual in every way imaginable. It feeds the senses and makes one feel that they are experiencing it with you. Truly dreamy and calming.

Hi, Keith ;)

Thank you so much for the amazing compliment about this particular poem; that was kind and a vastly appreciated. I'm heartened you felt what I had hoped to evoke; the balm that relaxation can be when it penetrates and heals with quality sleep resulting from a little sensual ritual....  

I adore having you tuck in next to me; keenly aware of each little nuance rite. Breathing in deep the crisp air as you unwind, smelling the sweet scent of coconut and vanilla, listening to the sleepy sounds off my goodnight playlist.. all while quietly falling deeper and deeper.... so soothed and heavy, filling of pure tranquility. What beautiful dreams, indeed ✨ 💫✨

Much love and good thoughts for many wonderful soothing nights ahead...  
🌹 💙  
-B

Hi, you are one of the Poet Queens here...indeed...loved that work!!!

Ohh, Gil..
You're as kind as you are generous.
Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts with me. I'm extremely happy you found something here you enjoyed as much as you did. I hope the words cleansed and washed over in all the wonderful ways I dream are possible....

You honor me with such moving comments.
Much love and appreciation,
🌹 💙

Thanks...you deserve all good

⑅✩♡ᵗʱᵃᵑᵏઽ*♡♬＊°

very well constructed Blue

Thank you very much, I really appreciate you saying so, James.
That means a lot to me.
🌹 💙
-B

Oh, I love this ❤... So beautiful, soothing n dreamy... What a tranquil effect this lovely piece has on my heart n soul. Thank you so much for sharing this exquisite writing, dear blue🥀😊🌹

Hey there, ID
You know me, I usually write epic replies (it's always been my nature.. lol! ) however, sometimes it's not about quantity it's about quality....so, keeping that in mind; you move me with your bright inner light and open heart. Thank you for seeing me and my writing like you do, it gives me so much faith and hope.

Much love and deepest appreciation,
🌹💙
B

Sweet poetess, your replies n comments on poems are words to treasure. 😊 those replies n reviews show your thoughtfulness n care.... You are a beautiful soul, lovely blue. 😊

Dayum, falling asleep never sounded so good, so inviting.
"calm all that calls for rest's release" I liked the alliteration here, it's tender and entrancing, spellbinding if you will into the realm of dreams.

Bravo.

Thanks for he nod, Walter
It always means so much to me to have you stop by and leave such terrific feedback. I love that you found something interesting in that line, it felt to me like that same idea... immersing myself or the reader into a lulling state...awesome takeaway, so glad it made an impact!

I appreciate you, my friend
Thanks again,
🌹 B

Rituals
The Shamans dance
Night falling to the earth
The veil lifts
Desires exposed

well done, Blue.

hugs,
buddhakitty.

Mmm... yes!!

You get me, bk.... totally!

xo