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Nightowl Contemplation |
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Alison 
since 2008-01-27
Posts 9318Lumpy oatmeal makes me crazy! 
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There were nights Some black and cold Some filled with mosquito hum And midnight sun That I sat and wrote Thoughts of nothing Memories of everything Drifted across my screen Nightmares and day dreams Filled a background white And filled me As words catipulted From my fingertips Nights alone, silence Filled the room And I wrote Alison |
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Margherita Member Seraphic
since 2003-02-08
Posts 22236Eternity |
Dear Alison, your meditative nights come into focus through your words, they offer you what we are all in need of ... silence and aloneness and the opportunity to contemplate life. I wonder how it is with the midnightsun ... the natural sleep-wake rhythm may be somehow altered. I see you writing at your desk and I feel serenity. Beautifully done. Love and hugs. Margherita  |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
For us insomniacs the midnight sun hoovers inside our heads. It is then that the true nature is exposed and the love/hate affair with words and highlighted. Liked this poem. ~ Plastic surgeons are always making mountains out of molehills. ~ |
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Dark Stranger Member Patricius
since 2001-03-19
Posts 13631West Coast |
I can see you here little one....in your fuzzy slippers, your wool jacket...your chain saw close by to cut some more ice chunks to cool your hot chocky a bit.. kewl stuff!! |
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OwlSA Member Rara Avis
since 2005-11-07
Posts 9347Durban, South Africa |
Magical, Alison. Owl |
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2islander2 Member Ascendant
since 2008-03-12
Posts 6825by the sea |
the power of inspiration became alive in your talented poem. bravo alison, yann |
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Lori Grosser Rhoden Member Patricius
since 2009-10-10
Posts 10202Fair to middlin' of nowhere |
Good stuff Alison!xoxo Lori |
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Brian James Member
since 2005-06-26
Posts 147Winnipeg |
I absolutely love the reckless abandon implied by "thoughts of nothing, memories of everything." You're just being overwhelmed and losing control to your creative outlet. That's wonderful. I know that, too, being a shut-in when the world is simply off. It's also nice to go for walks, if your neighbourhood is safe enough to permit it, and just enjoy the quiet and the stillness everywhere. Ever been to your elementary school's playground, or a park you used to frequent as a child, at night? It feels like you are inside your memories, walking through them, with nobody around to disturb you. I think most everyone on this site will be able to relate to you on this. Thank you for sharing the poem, I enjoyed it.  |
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Balladeer
Administrator
Member Empyrean
since 1999-06-05
Posts 25505Ft. Lauderdale, Fl USA |
Such a scene you paint....I can see you there, little Alaskan angel  |
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Klassy Lassy Member Elite
since 2005-06-28
Posts 2187Oregon |
"Thoughts of nothing memories of everything" I feel hollows deep reading this, the sort that echo with ghosts and maybe touches of sorrows we would not keep if it were possible not to own them. Yet it is the one place, our thoughts, that paint the images of life within, so intrinsic and compelling. I think of the midnight sun, illumination when one would otherwise sleep. I can't help wondering of the patterns woven outwardly to perpetuate such reverie. Beautiful, Alison! ~K |
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jwesley Member Rara Avis
since 2000-04-30
Posts 7563Spring, Texas |
"Nights alone, silence Filled the room And I wrote " Enjoyed it all...loved the closing. j. |
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secondhanddreampoet Member Ascendant
since 2006-11-07
Posts 6394a 'Universalist' ! |
a fine 'write' !! ... and 'midnight sun' makes me think of Ms. Kacy Stafford! |
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Alison
since 2008-01-27
Posts 9318Lumpy oatmeal makes me crazy! |
Margherita, Thank you for understanding that need for alonetime. It's such a special part of my life. I live the quiet of night. I guess our bodies do adjust to the extremes. I like the dark of winter - it's quiet and comforting - very snuggly. I also love the intense light of summer and hearing birds at 11:30 at night as the sun streams through my window. It's all very special to me ... and that is what makes me a nightowl! Love, Alison - Hi JP. I am not really an insomniac. I just love night. Thank you for reading. A - My Dear DS ~ Shhhh -- the chainsaw is one of my dirty secrets! ... So are my fuzzy slippers! Ali-san - Thank you, dear Owl. I almosted deleted this one after I posted it. Don't know why so I kept it on the board. Thank you, my friend. Alison - Yann, You never fail to make me feel good and to make me smile. Bravo right back at you, Yann. xoxoxo A - Thank you, dear Lori. xoxoxo A - Brian, Thank you for getting that reckless abandon. I am a very social person who truly enjoys that alone time that inspires me. Thank you for reading and taking the time to respond. Alison - Aww, Balladeer, thank you. xoxoxo to you, my friend. Alison - Karen, I read your poem last night and was blown away. I am going to read it again after responding to this and write my thoughts. You swept me away. Thank you for reading. xoxoxo Alison - Thank you, Jimmy. I am loving your poetry. Alison - Bruce, You know, I thought of Kacy too when I wrote that line. I miss her. Thank you, dear friend. Alison |
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Marchmadness Member Rara Avis
since 2007-09-16
Posts 9271So. El Monte, California |
Me too, Alison. I so relate to this. Ida |
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Alison
since 2008-01-27
Posts 9318Lumpy oatmeal makes me crazy! |
xoxoxo, Ida. Thank you. |
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JamesMichael Member Empyrean
since 1999-11-16
Posts 33336Kapolei, Hawaii, USA |
Enjoyed...James |
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ethome Member Patricius
since 2000-05-14
Posts 11858New Brunswick Canada |
Alison I think most writers can relate. You have put it down in words here so concisely but with such depth of meaning. The mood captured so simply yet so completely. A very enjoyable read. Eric |
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Amaryllis Senior Member
since 2010-05-20
Posts 1306Mi now |
That is so beautiful, Alison, so atmospheric...seems so familiar too, the late-night writing...I can so relate Wonderful read!Amaryllis |
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Alison
since 2008-01-27
Posts 9318Lumpy oatmeal makes me crazy! |
Thank you, James A - Eric, It makes me happy that you so totally understand this poem. Thank you. Alison - Amaryllis, Yep, it seems we often "see" each other here during the later hours of night. I am happy that you enjoyed this one. A |
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