Howl Like a Wolf

Cherry

By Bee

Wed, 23 Dec 2015
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18 comments
 

In the chill hour before dawn,

the roaring and flapping

of wind on the walls 

and rain fit to shatter 

the glass of black windows alarms me.



Eyes in the dark

refuse to stay shut,

sleep will not come,

and no matter how hard

I might look, I still cannot find you -



in the woods, in the park, by the lake,

or the river, nor on our usual beach

with the best of your dogs. I am lost 

and alone with my thoughts, 

and I'm howling.

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Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

very early mornings are the worst aren't they

 

Submitted by Bee on

Yeah, there's something lonely about being awake when everyone else is dreaming. 

x

Bee

Submitted by camilla on

I recommend a radio beside the bed. World service and I are great pals.

 

Submitted by Bee on

Oh, good idea!

Thanks.

Bee

Submitted by Bee on

Thank you for the cherries. I was trying to add a picture but every one I used said I'd resized it, even though I hadnt, so I've given up. smiley

Bee

Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

do you want to email me the link to the picture and I'llhave a go?

 

Submitted by Bee on

Thanks, but I'm not sure it was that great anyway. Think I'll leave it for now. 

Bee

Submitted by VeraClark on

Oh god, Bee, this was written for the sleep deprived. I love the wild, the howls, the blackness and inaccessibility of familiarity no matter how hard you try to go where nice things are, so well captured in that (blasted) void before the world wakes. One day I will sleep nine hours and my acne will be gone.

 

Submitted by Bee on

Big wishes for your nine hours sleep, Vera. 

Thank you.

x

Bee

Submitted by celticman on

non-sleeper anonymous is good for a howl. 

 

Submitted by Bee on

Thanks CM

Bee

Submitted by Philip Sidney on

Sound and emotions seem amplified by the dark, you make me recall the impossiblity of pretending its not there.

Submitted by Bee on

Amplified by the dark - how right you are.

Thanks Philip.

Bee

Submitted by Ed Crane on

I hope you managed to catch up.

I have had quite a few sleepless nights recently because it's been a bit stressful with helping to move a friend' so I know this well. I find breathing excersises can help, but not always.

Anyway, now my 'chore' is over I hope |I can spend more time reading and contributing on ABC.

Have a good christmas holiday x

 

Submitted by Bee on

Thanks Ed. Have a nice one yourself.

x

Bee

Submitted by loquaciousicity on

Maybe it's like that when we're dead... except it's forever...

Super, eerie imagery!!

Submitted by Bee on

Thanks Terry. There's no one to ask. 

x

Bee

Submitted by loquaciousicity on

ooops... sometimes things double... and I can't delete...