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Bridget Shenachie
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0 posted 2002-05-06 11:09 PM



INSOMNIA

I Love
The Middle of the Night.

I Grew Up
With this Family Philosophy
That Bad News can wait for Morning.
Let People get their Sleep.

Sleep, I can do without.
It's Bad News that I hate!
So. . . I stay up all Night

And refuse to wake up in the Morning!

Shenachie

[This message has been edited by Bridget Shenachie (05-06-2002 11:11 PM).]

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rosepetals25
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1 posted 2002-05-06 11:14 PM


Bridget,

   My family motto is just the oppisite... never go to bed angry lol.  I can't say I blame you for not wanting to get up in the morning hehe.

Hugs,
Tara

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2 posted 2002-05-06 11:17 PM


LOL, how I can relate to this!  Very well done. And now, "sleep, perchance to sleep?"
(or is that, perchance to dream?)

Duncan
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3 posted 2002-05-06 11:23 PM


Now that is a plan I can live with.
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4 posted 2002-05-07 06:50 AM



Ok, ok, I'm up...bet you're still in bed!

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5 posted 2002-05-07 07:36 AM


So. . . I stay up all Night

And refuse to wake up in the Morning!
=========================

Now theres a twist I never thought of.
Seems that insomnia is a poet's time to write as we see in here every night.
Clever write Poetess Bridget!!
well done...and good "morning" when ever that may be.

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6 posted 2002-05-07 07:52 AM


I hate bad news to and avoid it at all costs *s

M

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7 posted 2002-05-07 08:45 AM




(sigh) Oh Bridget, I know how you feel, sweet friend, I too a troubled so much by bad news and just wish it can all subside and I feel if we just rest with that burden on our chest when we sleep, we only wake up to feel it as though it was like keys in your shorts you slept on, while if we think it over through poetic thought we lose ourselves in new wonders! (big hugggsssss) This is excellent, sweet friend, I LOVE IT, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Bridget, thank you for sharing!



May love and light always shine upon you!

Love,
Noah Eaton

"Underneath your clothes there's an endless story..."

Shakira

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8 posted 2002-05-07 08:52 AM


Bridget~

I love the stillness of the night
When poet's thoughts are quilled-in-flight
Never thought myself an insomniac
Just don't want to miss a thought I might not get back~

*Hugs*
~*Marge*~

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9 posted 2002-05-07 12:31 PM


Shenachie,
Good morning merry sunshine,
How did you wake so soon?
You scared away the stars last night,
You scared away the moon...

I hated waking up to that! Fun write.

It's never too late to have a good childhood! Woohoo!

Titia Geertman
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10 posted 2002-05-07 01:42 PM



Ya wanna lend some sheep Bridget??? ha ha

My family saying has always been when something bad happened:

Some good will come out of it somehow

It always does ya know.

Love your poem

Titia



A rose is a rose is a rose...I guess...
Check out my new website: lookheretitia.fcpages.com (I didn't 'link' this, so it won't take too much space).I

[This message has been edited by Titia Geertman (05-07-2002 01:44 PM).]

Bridget Shenachie
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11 posted 2002-05-07 09:12 PM


Tara--isn't it interesting what we carry away from our childhoods?  I never go to bed angry.  I just go to bed too tired to be mad. I see the wisdom of your family philosophy.  Thanks for commenting and comparing notes.

Midnitesun--I sleep perchance to be restored.  I wish that I was better at remembering my dreams.  Thanks for commenting.  How do you sleep with the Midnight Sun?  I think that would wreak havoc with sleep patterns.

Duncan--this usually works for me.

Sunshine--Yep!  I was keeping a morning date with my pillow.

Janet Marie--seems that I'm naturally nocturnal so I make the best of it.  Thanks for commenting.

M--You sound like a kindred spirit.

Noah--Reality is tough sometimes, ain't it.  I'm glad that you are one of those people who try to create a better reality.

Marge--My high point of lucidity and mental clarity is 2:00 AM.  Too bad no one sees it.  That leaves me brilliant in my own mind.
Thanks for commenting.  I enjoy your writing and am so glad that you capture those thoughts.


Larry--I have a talent for sleeping through alarms.  I see an occasional morning.  Find them very interesting.  Hey, is the desert blooming?

Titia--That's a generous offer, but if you sent me too many sheep, I'd stay awake worrying about shoveling manure.  Loved your family saying "Some good will come out of it somehow."  I stay awake just to take advantage of my clearest thinking.  I do love the night and struggle with being on time during the day.

Shenachie


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