Sleepless Circadian


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Mitch Featherston


the tension of sound
competing for silence

ears prick
assaulted by thump of bass

attention mitigated
by circadian rhythms blown
adrift in a sea outside myself

watching the tick
until eyes close
and tidal currents
pull again

toward the haze
and the drift
and the dream

copyright/all rights reserved Audrey Howitt 2013

posted for Poets United Poetry Pantry 131

Comments

  1. Wonderful write. Lovely imagery

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  2. Oh this is nice...love the feel and the flow of it Audrey. Wonderful write.

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  3. Lovely and gentle write ~ I like the drifting to the dream ~

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  4. This is beautiful, Audrey!

    Loved it.

    Happy New Year!

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  5. Audrey,

    There is nothing better than the moment when sleep and dreams finally arrive...Outside the scope of noises...
    Very soft and peaceful..

    Eileen:)

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  6. There is a beautiful atmosphere to this poem, Audrey....a lovely rhythm as well. My favorite stanza is the last!

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  7. "Toward the haze and the drift and the dream...." love it!

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  8. Circadian rhythms reminds me of a R.E.M. song - such a beautiful phrase.

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  9. it has that precisely quality of a drowsy half-asleep, half-awakened trance.beautifully crafted.

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  10. "attention mitigated
    by circadian rhythms blown
    adrift in a sea outside myself"

    Outstanding verse! Kudos.

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  11. I have read this six times over the past two days and it gives something new each time. A poem to be proud of.

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