Tue 11 Jul 2023
Selected bedtime poems
Posted by PJ under bedtime poems, my poetry, poetry
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Lately I’ve been writing mini-poems just before I go to sleep at night. It helps me unwind and relax my mind. I thought I’d share a selection of them here. How long will I keep this up? No idea. As long as it seems necessary, I guess. If you want to read all I’ve done so far (they’re not all good), you can go here: https://pjthompson.dreamwidth.org/2065123.html
2:30 AM on Tue, Jul 11, 2023:
in the liminal space
at the end of the day
when sleep approaches
like a shy, purring cat
to knead at my
consciousness
turning in circles
looking for a place
to settle
2:11 AM on Mon, Jul 10, 2023:
dark energy, some physicists
say, is the force of
emptiness, a void in the
cosmic web pushing the
matter of the universe
farther and farther
from where it began
and it’s everywhere,
between us around us
within us without us
pushing us away
always away
from where we began
3:01 AM on Sun, Jul 09, 2023:
the world is small sometimes
so small and cold and selfish
it can be large though
large and warm and free
if imagination and compassion
can hold it up to the light
hold hands with me
let’s give it a try
11:45 PM July 6, 2023:
this will all make
better sense
in the morning
that’s what
I tell myself
over and over
but it never does
