Poems about Sleep
#sleep
Poetry about the benefits of a good night's sleep, and poems about feeling tired or sleepy, including poems about sleep problems like insomnia. Also, poetry about sleep and hibernation in nature.
cabcool
Poem Published
20th May 2024 00:54am
20th May 2024 00:54am
requiem
The night has a thousand eyes, and the day but one;
Yet the light of the bright world dies with the dying sun.”
—Francis William Bourdillon
blushing eve sun stoops down
behind day’s hedge
to keep, too weary grown,
his solemn pledge
to populate the world
with fragrant light;
man and his beast are hurled,
thus, into night.
day-roses yield their eyes
to slumbersongs,
nocturnal lullabies
their sleep sarongs;
high-mountain rivers keep
their vigilance,
a never-ending leap
swept...
Yet the light of the bright world dies with the dying sun.”
—Francis William Bourdillon
blushing eve sun stoops down
behind day’s hedge
to keep, too weary grown,
his solemn pledge
to populate the world
with fragrant light;
man and his beast are hurled,
thus, into night.
day-roses yield their eyes
to slumbersongs,
nocturnal lullabies
their sleep sarongs;
high-mountain rivers keep
their vigilance,
a never-ending leap
swept...
#dreams
#LifeCycle
#LifeStruggles
#night
#sleep
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beanbandit
Poem Published
16th May 2024 2:45pm
16th May 2024 2:45pm
Tired
And I be tired, I'll be tired,
I'll be tired, I'll be tired
But I'll be quiet, I'll be quiet,
I'll be me
And no matter how dirty the water I find,
When I rinse my hands
they'll come clean
I'll be tired, I'll be tired
But I'll be quiet, I'll be quiet,
I'll be me
And no matter how dirty the water I find,
When I rinse my hands
they'll come clean
#job
#sleep
#spiritual
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Indie
Miss Indie
Miss Indie
Poem Published
16th May 2024 1:13am
16th May 2024 1:13am
for the love of sleep
The drugs merge in my system
take me under
and for a while
I can sleep
four hours
not enough
never enough
And this exhaustion
has me wondering
if I can shake the tree
of unmentionables
to see how long it takes
to get me some Special K
but I'm already straddling the edge
between what's legal
and what's not
and I'm not desperate enough
...yet
And I wonder
what's so wrong with me
that I'm losing time
to daylight dreaming ...
take me under
and for a while
I can sleep
four hours
not enough
never enough
And this exhaustion
has me wondering
if I can shake the tree
of unmentionables
to see how long it takes
to get me some Special K
but I'm already straddling the edge
between what's legal
and what's not
and I'm not desperate enough
...yet
And I wonder
what's so wrong with me
that I'm losing time
to daylight dreaming ...
#drugs
#MentalHealth
#sleep
193 reads
3 Comments
Liziantus-Marantus
Poem Published
8th May 2024 11:03am
8th May 2024 11:03am
Haunted Circus
As a child,you loved the circus.
All performances,costumes on performers.
As they swing across the tent.
And the clowns entertained and defend.
You had a ticket,you bought online.
And you went into the circus just in time.
You sat down and enjoyed the show.
And your happiness,peace flow.
The performers seemed surreal.
And for some reason,it didn't feel real.
Suddenly,their skin became teal.
By now,everyone had left.
And the circus had a ghostly feel.
Familiar entities from your childhood.
The moments...
All performances,costumes on performers.
As they swing across the tent.
And the clowns entertained and defend.
You had a ticket,you bought online.
And you went into the circus just in time.
You sat down and enjoyed the show.
And your happiness,peace flow.
The performers seemed surreal.
And for some reason,it didn't feel real.
Suddenly,their skin became teal.
By now,everyone had left.
And the circus had a ghostly feel.
Familiar entities from your childhood.
The moments...
#childhood
#memories
#sleep
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Maple666
Poem Published
3rd May 2024 4:22am
3rd May 2024 4:22am
Twist and Shake .
When you are feeling blue and stressed why do your senses think it's a good time to party all day and might.
You can't sleep as your mind is faster than your broadband it's on speed at 301 terabits per second.
But your body is on the opposite side of the coin your legs and feet you would swear on the holy bible in court that they have been filled with cement. The only saving grace is that they haven't set yet.
Why has your hearing morphed into that of a bat at 120dB its a constant hammering of a pneumatic drill that makes you jump out of your skin.
Your eyes have...
You can't sleep as your mind is faster than your broadband it's on speed at 301 terabits per second.
But your body is on the opposite side of the coin your legs and feet you would swear on the holy bible in court that they have been filled with cement. The only saving grace is that they haven't set yet.
Why has your hearing morphed into that of a bat at 120dB its a constant hammering of a pneumatic drill that makes you jump out of your skin.
Your eyes have...
#FeelingTrapped
#LifeStruggles
#responsibility
#sleep
#vulnerability
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The_Darkness_Insid
Poem Published
1st May 2024 5:02pm
1st May 2024 5:02pm
Clouds
Sometimes
I sit and stare at the clouds
So white and fluffy
Like big clumps of cotton in the sky
Inviting me
To come and lay my head down
To be embraced
To feel their comfort
And sleep
Forever
I sit and stare at the clouds
So white and fluffy
Like big clumps of cotton in the sky
Inviting me
To come and lay my head down
To be embraced
To feel their comfort
And sleep
Forever
#dreams
#happiness
#sleep
213 reads
12 Comments
missjem56
Poem Published
29th Apr 2024 2:16pm
29th Apr 2024 2:16pm
Elephant Dreams
As i lay
Beneath a quietening ocean
Of elephants
Ebony, and ivory of hue
Which sweeps across me
Over the undulating contours
Of my surround
They are my protectors
Keeping me at bay
And away
From the cool climes
Of early Spring
I am left
To rest in peace
And to dream
Of my guardian elephants
Trumpeting like daffodils
As i lie
Beneath my elephant quilt cover
by Jemia
Beneath a quietening ocean
Of elephants
Ebony, and ivory of hue
Which sweeps across me
Over the undulating contours
Of my surround
They are my protectors
Keeping me at bay
And away
From the cool climes
Of early Spring
I am left
To rest in peace
And to dream
Of my guardian elephants
Trumpeting like daffodils
As i lie
Beneath my elephant quilt cover
by Jemia
#LifeAsAWriter
#peace
#sleep #support
#sleep #support
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Josiah
Poem Published
27th Apr 2024 00:20am
27th Apr 2024 00:20am
Deprived Dreams
I'm breaking down
In mid of day
The connections
That keep the peace
'Tween truth and lies
Ripping back drapes
Monsters flashing
Before my eyes
Cogs tearing down
Machinery
Overheating
Cognition slips
Brain in first gear
Red lights seem green
Heading full speed
Something Inside
Scream. Screams! SCREAMING!!
Brakes glowing red
Heart shakes and aches
Adrenaline
Quick infusion
Caffeine can't match
Carries safely
My return home
In mid of day
The connections
That keep the peace
'Tween truth and lies
Ripping back drapes
Monsters flashing
Before my eyes
Cogs tearing down
Machinery
Overheating
Cognition slips
Brain in first gear
Red lights seem green
Heading full speed
Something Inside
Scream. Screams! SCREAMING!!
Brakes glowing red
Heart shakes and aches
Adrenaline
Quick infusion
Caffeine can't match
Carries safely
My return home
#NaPoWriMo2024
#nightmares
#scary #sleep
#scary #sleep
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wolfatthedoor1966
Poem Published
24th Apr 2024 4:57am
24th Apr 2024 4:57am
like an avalanche
the last
outlines
of the
snow peaks
would soon
have to
wait
while the
lazy dark
hung motionless
in my
dying vision,
the last
breath
near sleep
like an
avalanche
is all
the motion
i remember,
the night
crashing
over me
completely.
outlines
of the
snow peaks
would soon
have to
wait
while the
lazy dark
hung motionless
in my
dying vision,
the last
breath
near sleep
like an
avalanche
is all
the motion
i remember,
the night
crashing
over me
completely.
#night
#sleep
113 reads
7 Comments
mel44
Poem Published
23rd Apr 2024 11:14pm
23rd Apr 2024 11:14pm
Not Alone
Wishing not
to drowse in sleep
tomorrow comes far too soon
lying down
awake in thought
gazing at the waxing moon
ponderous
question now
what the future holds for me
reflecting
foregoing rest
saying prayers that I may see
eyes weighty
begin to drift
to a place where I can dream
not alone
in the darkness
more content than I may seem
to drowse in sleep
tomorrow comes far too soon
lying down
awake in thought
gazing at the waxing moon
ponderous
question now
what the future holds for me
reflecting
foregoing rest
saying prayers that I may see
eyes weighty
begin to drift
to a place where I can dream
not alone
in the darkness
more content than I may seem
#hope
#NaPoWriMo2024
#sleep
136 reads
3 Comments
PAR
Poem Published
22nd Apr 2024 2:14pm
22nd Apr 2024 2:14pm
Loop
Sometimes I think
I already forgot your name
then I hear the rustle of leaves
and that wind so jealous
pulling your hair
and reminding me of your voice
everything in the stones spells your name
everything in the fire supposes your eyes
water boils and air evaporates
just to make me remember
that I can't forget you
I turn to the side and try to ignore the light
ineffective attempt to lull my sleep
to dissolve me into an eternal dream
lullabies that I never sang
that I never heard from you
I want...
I already forgot your name
then I hear the rustle of leaves
and that wind so jealous
pulling your hair
and reminding me of your voice
everything in the stones spells your name
everything in the fire supposes your eyes
water boils and air evaporates
just to make me remember
that I can't forget you
I turn to the side and try to ignore the light
ineffective attempt to lull my sleep
to dissolve me into an eternal dream
lullabies that I never sang
that I never heard from you
I want...
#dreams
#forgiveness
#IMissYou
#sadness
#sleep
104 reads
4 Comments
ImperfectedStone
The Gardener
The Gardener
Poem Published
8th Apr 2024 12:30pm
8th Apr 2024 12:30pm
Olive Trees, Lunar Eclipse, Cowardice
Olive Trees, Lunar Eclipse, Uselessness.
They say 'Seek out higher ground before sunset,
let the eye scan west as the Sun is skipped
over our skyline, into the unending abyss.'
Let it envelope you, in the cold, seven fifty five,
while someone else's seven fifty five consists
of bombs and starvation and grief and bloodshed.
We are inconsequential, we are entitled,
nothing like keys awaiting their ancestral home.
Our dalliance with life is trivial,
and yet, by some grace, reaching into the darkness,
the split second touch with an...
They say 'Seek out higher ground before sunset,
let the eye scan west as the Sun is skipped
over our skyline, into the unending abyss.'
Let it envelope you, in the cold, seven fifty five,
while someone else's seven fifty five consists
of bombs and starvation and grief and bloodshed.
We are inconsequential, we are entitled,
nothing like keys awaiting their ancestral home.
Our dalliance with life is trivial,
and yet, by some grace, reaching into the darkness,
the split second touch with an...
#dreams
#moon
#night
#sleep
#nightmares
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