Who Else Can't Sleep ?
It Is Too Early To Get Up
My body is working against me
I ask myself what did I do ?
I went to bed the usual time
My wife tossed and turned
Her knee was bothering her
She couldn't get comfortable
Maybe I am having sympathy pains
For my wife
In my mind I am thinking if she can't sleep
Neither should I
Well going to bed I didn't think that way
I rubbed her back and scratched her head to take her mind off of it
I always like that when I am not feeling good
Who knows what goes on in the subconscious level
I am just throwing it out there
The weather has been cooler in general
Even so I still put on the ceiling fan
Just to feel that breeze
Our cat Charlotte also felt left out
So when I finally did dose off
She roamed across our bureau and started to cause havoc
Knocking things over
As to say what about me?
I say get down
She won't listen
So I physically have to get up
She runs to the kitchen
She has food
I top her dish off
She is spoiled
She likes to have afull dish not just a quarter full of her tiny little dry morsels
Well there you have it
It just turned 6:30 A.M.
I went to bed at 2:00 A.M.
Four and a half hours doesn't cut the mustard
So I am going to give it the college try
Close one eye
Then close the other
Think amazing good thoughts
Today we are heading to the Topsfield Fair
The weather is looking nice
I haven't been there for seven years
Usually when the fair comes to town
The weather is all crappy
We are going to meet up with some dear friends
Who we keep in touch with but don't get to see to often
They have two wonderful kids who just graduated last year
Now they are both venturing in their own fields of interest
Their daughter still living at home
Their son wanted to live in Vermont
I like to see when children get old enough to be adults
Making big decisions and hopefully they remember what their parents tried to teach them
Do the right thing
Stay out of trouble
We are proud of you
We are here for you
We love you
You have to test the waters
I remember doing the same at your age
You have a lot of responsibilities
We will be watching you from a distance
Have a good day and make your life something special
Be all you can be
When faced with challenges don't blame the world around you
Look for solutions that you have the ability to figure out
Find something good in every day
Let the bad pass
There will be many days with a weird combination of both
May you see through the rough patches
We all have to work
It doesn't mean we can't have a lot of fun along the way
Bringing the power of love into our life
My wife just got up
She went to the t.v.
She couldn't sleep either
I decided to go back and crawl in between the sheets
Hoping wonderful dreams start to flow
Good night or is it good morning
I wish for you a nice day
One that will repeat the things that you love
At the same time create thoughts of something new
One more day of discovery
Rise and shine little ones
Off to school you go
I remember those times vividly
I am glad those years are done
They were good but I wouldn't want to do over
Questions & Answers
Comments
AUTHORShanmarie In time we will find a balance. What we want to do and how to do it with never ending enthusiasm. Thank you so much for reading and sharing.
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Damas W Jasper Thank you for the writing tips. Fixing words as I go. Nothing in life is perfect. Life is better when it is shared with friends. It is nice to have friends who know better grammar and punctuation because they help the story flow. Life in Berwick has changed a lot. The tannery is being torn down and houses and small developments are being built in different areas around town. I love when the trees lose their leaves and the acorns fall to the ground. Nature reminds us change is always constant. If we can learn to adjust there would be less things in life to fuss. The night air is cool and rain comes down rather quickly. Tomorrow the sunshine could come out. New ideas are created and dreams give us insight to a world only a few think is possible. Until the dreamers make it a reality. Then we realize what we thought was far from true. Just limited beliefs that were followed for a time. When we learn how to stretch our imagination. Then a writer can write all night if he would like. Have a good day.
Rise and shine. (check this line: "I have going back and crawl in between the sheets") You are just "down the road" from Eliot where the roots run deep on Brixham Road. In fact that road's residents used to get their mail from South Berwick, their phone from Kittery, shop in Portsmouth, and go, of course, to schools and town meetings in Eliot.
I feel the same way. Much prefer one on one. But it is a lot to keep up with here.
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shanmarie In the summer I want to go all day and all night long. In the winter I just want to curl under the covers and sleep the day and night away. Thank you for reading and sharing. Every time I respond to a comment I like the one on one interaction. I like o think of people like clocks. The inner workings of one clock is so much more important to me than seeing and hearing one hundred clocks. They are all beautiful but just too many to keep up with and so much more noise when their alarms go off. Have a wonderful night.
I usually sleep like a baby. My internal clock sometimes wakes me up at certain hours I would rather not be awake because of a school dule that isn't mine, but I can usually go hack to sleep fairly quickly. Thanks for asking.
I always appreciate your outlook. As someone who prefers one on one interaction or small groups, I relish in sharing little things with others. All the little things add up to so mich more because the big picture is made of little things.
No little surprises today worth mentioning. I'm fine, thanks for asking
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Dora Isaac Weithers I loved your compliment. You made me smile all day and late into the night. I try to put life to music. Even though I am no musician. I try to turn life into a song but I am no song writer either. I can't sing it because I am no singer. Then what am I. A simple person with constant thoughts and big dreams. So I feel if I turn my life into poems you have every right to disagree. You have a right to believe and create something better. Then I have shared my life in some small way. Touched upon a lonely heart. Held out my hand when there was none. You will see me laugh, cry and jump for joy. Dream wild and big as big can be. I hope you can forget any pain, sorrow or trouble. Let the world of good find you. Then do one better and make it a great world. Thank you for commenting and sharing. I am very thankful for you and every hubber who takes the time to read my imagination as I give it a lift on paper. Sometimes it rhymes and sometimes it dares. To challenge life and all it's glory. God made wonderful people on this earth to do the unbelievable things. I have the pleasure to watch and enjoy it all. Thank you God.
You teach so much about attitudes and interactions through your poetry. Enjoyable!
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Shanmarie We made it through the day. Struggling but knowing better days are ahead. How was your sleep? How are you? Thank you for reading and sharing so many new experiences coupled with old ones. Life is interesting and filled with lots of surprises. Some we get to feel for ourselves and others we get to listen to from friends that we know. Any surprises that make your day fun and super exciting? Have a wonderful weekend.
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Gypsy Rose Lee I did get some sleep. I felt cranky all day. The next day I felt better. The day after that was even more promising. It is funny how we can go through all sorts of feelings and unless we are in tune not realize what is happening to us. Work keeps my mind off a lot of things then when I slow down boy does my mind work. It goes faster than microwave oven cooking or heating food up. If I am not careful I can burn my thoughts just like you burn a good dinner. So I have to step away and take a walk and exercise. It does my body and mind good. It takes the built up energy and puts it to good use. I learn by doing. Talking about it involves different parts of my brain. I have seen some good changes in your thoughts in the last few comments. Are you having better dreams? I was told years ago before going to sleep suggest out loud and think in your mind the kind of dreams you want to dream. With practice you will dream more and have the dreams you adore. Please give it a try? Let me know if it works for you ? It takes time be patient. Thank you for reading my hubs and sharing life that we are feeling right now. In this very instant. Good or bad it is still our life and up to us to figure it out. Take care and please don't forget to share.
Lately it has been great that I can fall asleep and mostly without dreams. However the nights I cannot fall asleep if my brain kicks in and thoughts start to drift then it is over I have to get up and find something to occupy me. Hope you found sweet dreams.
How draining. Hope you both get better sleep the rest of the week.
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