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The Midnight Shift
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The Midnight Shift |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light 
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~*~ the clock has just struck four i'm tired, so very, very tired the lids of my eyes are becoming heavy and I can barely keep them open my breathing is slower, deep and even the rhythmic cadence is drawing me nearer to the brink of obscurity from which there is no return my nodding head begs to be laid to rest it is increasingly difficult to function but function I must for I have work to do and responsibilities that are mine alone i must not succomb to nature's bidding but oblivion threatens to overtake me it's quiet, so very, very quiet my hold on reality is slipping i'm falling into the downward spiral deeper and deeper zzz...zzz...zzz... zzz...zzz... zz... o... [This message has been edited by Earth Angel (04-25-2003 11:40 AM).] |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
LOL, this sounds like Midnitesun's shift some nights! |
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Ratleader
since 2003-01-23
Posts 7026Visiting Earth on a Guest Pass |
I take it you'd rather be IN a shift at midnight, than ON a shift at midnight..... ~~(¸¸¸¸ºº> ~~(¸¸¸¸ºº> ~~(¸¸ ¸¸ºº> ~~~(¸¸ER¸¸ºº> |
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garysgirl 
since 2002-09-29
Posts 19237Florida, USA |
 Night, Night..sweet dreams  [This message has been edited by garysgirl (04-25-2003 10:07 AM).] |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
Midnitesun ~ Those night shifts at the hospital were sooo hard on my constitution! 4:00 a.m. is when most of the deaths occurred because that is when our blood sugar levels are usually at their lowest. Undoubtedly, when I was at my lowest energy level as well, a heart monitor would sound that a patient was going into cardiac arrest--and I wasn't far behind them! I had to call on all my energy reserves--and FAST! Love & Light, Linda |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
Ratleader ~ Oh, you can say that again! A nice, comfy shift to lounge in, would have been mighty inviting... Warm hugs, EA |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
Ether ~ Gosh almighty, you've got me wanting to go to back to bed right now!  Have a glorious day! (I'll probably be sleeping! tehe) Warm hugs, Linda |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
yawn...... And I thought I'd finally scraped all the sandman's offerings from my eyes! LOL Now I'm sleepy again! *G* Isn't it one of life's little ironies that when we can't sleep, we want to desperately... then we get the chance to sleep and lie wide-eyed? *G* Enjoyed this much, EA! *S* |
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regards2you Member Elite
since 2002-10-01
Posts 3940California |
Linda, This is wonderful and quite frankly I was getting into some deeper meanings and then you brought me right back to reality with the ending... Love it. Hugs, Pat ..without surrender, be on good terms with all persons.. |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
Suthern ~ You certainly have gotten that one right on the money! lol Warm hugs, EA |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
Pat ~ Leave it to you and your wonderfully deep and probing mind to have read more into my poem when you started to read it! lol As you discovered, it can be taken quite literally!  Warm,loving hugs, Linda |
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junemac Senior Member
since 2003-04-24
Posts 1005uk |
oh i know that feeling. great poem. june x |
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Mistletoe Angel
since 2000-12-17
Posts 32816Portland, Oregon |
 (big hugggsssssss) Ever since I was a little boy, I have always hated the darkness, and because I had nightmares and seizures almost every night, I always try and stay up until the early morning then go to sleep late through the morning so I can be acquainted with the night, the night can forgive me! (sigh) This is wonderfully said, sweet friend, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Linda, thank you for sharing!  May love and light always shine upon you! Love, Noah Eaton And that's the most wonderful thing about creating. It will always be a mystery. |
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Enchantress Member Empyrean
since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113Canada eh. |
Oh my..I do believe it's my nap time..lol..cute write Linda! ~Smiles & Hugs, Nancy~ ~Somewhere in my heart I'm always |
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Seymour Tabin Member Empyrean
since 1999-07-07
Posts 31720Tamarac Fla |
Earth Angel Angels can't sleep on the job, but I wont tell. |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
june ~ Doesn't it make you feel sleepy just thinking about it?!? Thank you for reading and replying! Warm hugs, EA |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
Noah ~ That must have been so incredibly difficult for you, Dear Heart! Huggums, EA |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
Nancy ~ I feel like going to sleep right now!--but alas, duty calls! I have one more client to see! Goodnight! Whoops, it's not night yet! Warm hugs, Linda |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
Mr. T. ~ I knew I could trust you! You're one of us! Huggums! EA |
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NewEnglandlazurlu Member Rara Avis
since 2002-01-04
Posts 7470A Mountain Paradise |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
Marti ~ I love it! THANKS! Lovin' hugs, Linda |
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Startime55 Member Elite
since 2003-04-05
Posts 2148Alberta, Canada |
WOW!!! I felt like I wanted to take a nap and it is only 6 pm here....Well done... |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
Startime ~  Thank you!--but I thought that stars like to stay up at night! ~ May your Light always shine brightly... Beddy-bye hugs, EA [This message has been edited by Earth Angel (04-25-2003 08:13 PM).] |
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wranx Member Elite
since 2002-06-07
Posts 3689Moved from a shack to a barn |
"my breathing is slower, deep and even the rhythmic cadence is drawing me nearer to the brink of obscurity from which there is no return my nodding head begs to be laid to rest" This, is an "Alpha" state. A restful time, yet you are still aware. You can make use of it for waking "cat naps" To snap out of it, all you got to do is focus. But, sleep is still the best there is. You and a couple of others that I know should try some. |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
Ed ~ I found it so hard to stay awake when I worked the night shifts at the hospital. Around 4 a.m. was the worst for me because that is when blood sugar levels are usually at their lowest. I wasn't a meditator back then. Nowadays I can slip in and out of an alpha state rather easily. Great power nap that I can do even with my eyes open. Certainly would have been advantageous if I knew how to do that during those night shifts! Goodnight! Sleep tight! EA |
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Bill Charles Member Patricius
since 2000-07-11
Posts 10619highways, & byways, for now |
Earth Angel - you fall asleep with softness, will a cuddle do? BC |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
BC ~ --"a cuddle" would do just fine! Thank you for the offer. My address is.... Snuggles & cuddles, EA |
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littlewing Member Rara Avis
since 2003-03-02
Posts 9655New York |
Linda: ohhh you almost had me there with the zzzzzzzzz's - it is 6am . . . nice job xxoo |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
littlewing ~ I believe that I read that you are a nurse as well, so I imagine you may have experienced a night shift like this where you just don't know how you'll make it to the end of it without passing out!--buat of course, duty calls and I never gave in to the overwhelming desire to slip into oblivion! Lovin' hugs, EA |
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