Be Leave

Cherry

By Di_Hard

Sun, 15 Dec 2019
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15 comments
 

I'm tired as a bee

buzzing against glass

for cannot pass

into sleep. The deep

 

beyond thought. Unreached

though mind's wings batter

and long hours, tatter

I'm unfree. Why me?

 

Then, for no reason

the window's open

old arguments gone

out to sky

and

I -

Believe

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Comments

Submitted by Jane Hyphen on

This captures well the inner battle of sleeplessness. The ticking mind and aching body and then the inexplicable release into sleep. The tired bee analogy is perfect.

 

Submitted by Di_Hard on

Thankyou Jane. I started off a fly but it didn't rhyme :0) I get so grumpy lying in bed so a bee was right after all. Edward Thomas puts it much better, though

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/57199/lights-out

reading this is much more peaceful!

I hope you are well, it is very good to hear from you

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Quite a picture of the trying to break past the wall, and suddenly you stop trying, the wall isn't there … which you realise when you wake up refreshed and surprised, wondering how and when it happened! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Di_Hard on

yes :0) Thankyou Rhiannon

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Hello Di,

I can relate to this poem in more ways than one, as I've had a cheast infection and  been coughing day and night...no sleep hardly at all. The bee is a great analogy, it represents the dopy way I feel at present.

Well done.

Jenny.

 

Submitted by Di_Hard on

Jenny, I do sympathise! We are all coughing away too :0) It's grim when you can't sleep as it feels like your own body is stopping itself getting better

I do hope you feel well for Christmas! Thankyou for commenting, it is always lovely to hear from you, Take care of yourself xxx

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

I'm so sorry to hear about you all and your son Di. Tell your son he's not alone. I can really feel for him.

I also hope you all get better soon and are well for Christmas.

You take care.

Jenny. xxx

 

Submitted by Di_Hard on

Thankyou so much :0) I am going to try taking him to the dr tomorrow if I can get an appointment. I'm sorry to have gone on about it!

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Please don't be sorry Di.

I was just wondering if gargling with salt water might help, it helped me. I just put half a teaspoon of salt in a glass of warm water and gargled twice a day, especially before bedtime.

Thinking of you at this time. Hope it helps.

Jenny. xx

 

Submitted by Di_Hard on

Thankyou Jenny, you are kind!

 

Submitted by Tom Brown on

I find mosquitoes worse and they're more active at night i.e when you try to sleep. Sorry Di but I don't know any cure for insomnia especially in the long run the only thing I did learn is to have a strict routine and mild exercise before bedtime helps. Also I know it is not good for you not to sleep.

Tom Brown

 

Submitted by Di_Hard on

Thankyou Tom. There has been a series on the radio this week about how important it is to sleep, which is not helpful at all :0) There seem far fewer mosquitos than I remember when a child we dare not have the light on with an open window but now it is quite rare to be  lying awake worrying about being mosquito dinner. Which is nice for us but not so good for anything which should be dining on mosquitos!

 

Submitted by Tom Brown on

There are much less insects here too Di than I remember from childhood. I definitely noticed crickets grasshoppers bees ants spiders there are very very few now and I'm in this same house. Maybe it's because we're not in the garden every day turning over stones climbing trees digging for earthworms and so on. No frogs anymore not mice garden lizards or brown house snakes it's very quiet.

Interesting because you're on the other side of the world. I don't think it's insecticides. There has been very much development here over the time, buildings office blocks malls roads houses houses etc etc the place has exploded. I have an uncle who is a guru on insects I think I should ask bim.

However there are many birds, sparrows, doves, pigeons hadida ibis and others like finches and even woodpeckers.

See you then! Tom Brown

 

Submitted by Di_Hard on

Do people put food out for the birds where you live? The birds we have come because we feed them. Wildlife experts say here many varieties of birds depend on the food people put out. It is very interesting hearing about all your wildlife, it must have been brilliant growing up with so much excitement to find in your garden!

 

Submitted by Tom Brown on

We don't feed the birds Di I don't know about the neighbours. They mostly feed just off the lawn probably mostly grass seeds. The hadidas are really big bigger than a chicken bigger than a crow and they look viscous they're scary. Maybe they eat of other stuff as well maybe worms small fruit whatnot always digging around the compost heap.

But some people do feed the “wild” cats that's very stupid those cats become a big problem and they breed quickly.

Have a good sunday, goodnight!