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Post by ARENA on Mar 11, 2014 11:46:14 GMT
Sleep
Sleep, that gossamer blanket
Beckons me to bed
Wraps my weary body
Stills my busy head
Hoovers out my cluttered mind
Heals my tired frame
Closes down my windows
Time out from the game
Soothes my tortured temple
Comfort soft and deep
Man enjoys no greater gift
Than a good night’s sleep
S B-P
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2014 9:41:16 GMT
Who wrote that one Arena?
The one on sleep I remember is:
Measure me out from your endless deep
20 gallons of perfect sleep
Etc
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Post by ARENA on Mar 12, 2014 12:52:25 GMT
Who wrote that one Arena? The one on sleep I remember is: Measure me out from your endless deep 20 gallons of perfect sleep Etc That is one of mine,JJ |
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Post by goldelox on Mar 12, 2014 12:57:40 GMT
That's beautiful, A
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2014 14:16:50 GMT
And damned good too. Thank you for sharing it.
I don't think I will even try to emulate stuff of that quality.
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Post by Prue on Mar 13, 2014 12:22:12 GMT
Wonderful, Arena.  You don't live in a block of flats, do you? I can just tell  |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2014 14:45:45 GMT
Someone help me out here. The lines I quoted:
Measure me out from your endless deep
20 gallons of perfect sleep
I thought they were Robert Service, but I can't find them and am going nuts, even wondering if they are part of something I wrote perhaps 40 years ago. But I don't think I ever wrote that evocatively.
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Post by althea on Jun 14, 2016 11:29:06 GMT
I really enjoyed reading your poem on sleep,Arena.Excellent writing.
Oh,how I would enjoy a good night's sleep.
I have insomni-omni-omnia at the moment.
I have written a little piece about it.
I'll dig it out and post it.
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