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Madame Chipmunk
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0 posted 2002-05-16 02:04 AM

Night People

Each night, as darkness settles into the corners of my being
and sleep stitches my eyelids tight
they emerge from the depths of my soul
to wander through my restless sleep
night people
calling on me at odd hours
through feathered clouds of indigo mist

I don't know them
but they seem to know me
in a flimsy sort of way
perhaps our paths crossed
for one simple important moment
a touching of voices
a whisper of minds
a speaking of hands
and then...a swift goodbye

the houses where they live...
these people of the night
are strewn with distant echoes of familiarity
as if I'd once visited there
long ago
on a silken strand of a forgotten memory

but as I awaken, each morning
unbuttoning my eyes
and throwing off the cobwebs of the night
they disappear into the ether of my day
only to remain on my shadowy edges
making their appearence
when once again, darkness fills my being
and sleep claims my weary soul

Lyra

copyright2002 Lyra Nesius

"poetry is life distilled" Gwendolyn Brooks

[This message has been edited by Madame Chipmunk (05-16-2002 02:13 AM).]

Duncan
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since 2001-08-07

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1 posted 2002-05-16 02:13 AM

night people
calling on me at odd hours
through feathered clouds of indigo mist

Yep, that reads about right. Liked this one a lot, Lyra. Nice to know I'm not the only one awake.

Madame Chipmunk
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Posts 8296
Michigan

2 posted 2002-05-16 02:18 AM

I'm still awake, Duncan...but I'm really tired....had to edit this poem 3 times to get it right...
so I'm going to sleep now...Thanks Duncan...I'm glad you liked it, now go to bed! thats an order.

~ sleepy time hugs

Lyra

copyright2002 Lyra Nesius

"poetry is life distilled" Gwendolyn Brooks

[This message has been edited by Madame Chipmunk (05-16-2002 02:19 AM).]

Duncan
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3 posted 2002-05-16 02:24 AM

Night, Lyra...thanks. Dream sweet.

passing shadows
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4 posted 2002-05-16 04:59 AM

I go to sleep at 7 in the morning...

that's the norm for me now, very tiring.

Janet Marie
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since 2000-01-22

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5 posted 2002-05-16 07:54 AM

they emerge from the depths of my soul
to wander through my restless sleep
night people
calling on me at odd hours
through feathered clouds of indigo mist
=================================
they disappear into the ether of my day
only to remain on my shadowy edges
making their appearence
when once again, darkness fills my being
================================

wonderful phrasing and imagery Lyra,
you've woven a dreamscape here...an ethereal beauty. very cool.
well done poetess Madame

How long can a girl be haunted by you ...
Soon I'll grow up and I wont even flinch at your name.

Alanis Morissette

Mistletoe Angel

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since 2000-12-17

Posts 32816
Portland, Oregon

6 posted 2002-05-16 10:12 AM

(smiles) Oh Lyra, I know these dreams so well too, sweet friend, how everything goes topsy-turvy and it's like that parade in the Hunchback of Notre Dame or Portobell Road in Bedknobs and Brromsticks, this is wonderful! (big hugggssssss) Your wonderful words always make such visions come alive, sweet friend, I love it, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Lyra, thank you for sharing!

May love and light always shine upon you!

Love,
Noah Eaton

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

Shakira

Greeneyes

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In Your Poetic Mind

7 posted 2002-05-16 10:45 AM

Lyra~

I know this too.....can be very haunting on the edge of shadows....peace to you....)

hugsssss

Lauren~

I would rather have one breath of his hair,
one kiss of his mouth,
one touch of his hand
than an eternity without it.

His Poet
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since 2001-12-18

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8 posted 2002-05-16 11:02 AM

Lyra, the wording of this poem is magical. I love this free verse style and you do it wonderfully. Enjoyed. Cheryl

Madame Chipmunk
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Posts 8296
Michigan

9 posted 2002-05-16 02:09 PM

I can't believe you didn't go to sleep, Duncan...after I ordered you to do so...

What ever is the matter with you!

I usually don't stay up that late, but just couldn't get to sleep last night...but posting this poem and having to edit it 3 times made me tired enough....and thats all it took!

~hugs from one night person to another

Lyra

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"poetry is life distilled" Gwendolyn Brooks

Madame Chipmunk
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10 posted 2002-05-16 02:11 PM

Wow, Dixie...that must be really hard!
What time do you wake up?

~night person hugs

Lyra

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"poetry is life distilled" Gwendolyn Brooks

Madame Chipmunk
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11 posted 2002-05-16 02:17 PM

Thanks so much, Janet Marie...I wrote this one right after I had finished radiation treatment and I was so tired that I was sleeping about 16-18 hours a day...now I am down to 10 hours and its been 2 weeks as of today, since I finished those treatments.

But I have always found that when I sleep very deeply, when I'm really tired is when I dream the most...this is about a dream, almost remembered and it will probably be a subject for yet another poem.

~butterfly hugs to you

Lyra

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"poetry is life distilled" Gwendolyn Brooks

Madame Chipmunk
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12 posted 2002-05-16 02:20 PM

Thanks so much, Noah...Yes dreams really are crazy, but its funny how they seem to make perfect sense while you're dreaming them.

BTW, what are you doing home from school today?

~dreamscape hugs

Lyra

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"poetry is life distilled" Gwendolyn Brooks

Madame Chipmunk
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13 posted 2002-05-16 02:23 PM

Thanks Lauren...doesn't that just drive you crazy when you can remember just a little bit of a dream but not the whole thing?

This often happens to me and it just haunts me all day long!

~dream haunted hugs

Lyra

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"poetry is life distilled" Gwendolyn Brooks

Madame Chipmunk
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Michigan

14 posted 2002-05-16 02:28 PM

Thanks so much Cheryl...and its so nice to see you here again.

Lately, I have been dabbling in free verse a bit, but I'm still writing some rhyming poems.

One of these days, I'm going to come back and spend time time with all of my friends at White Crow, but I finished my radiation treatments 2 weeks ago and I'm still quite tired but not as tired as before, and most of the other side effects seem to be easing up...but its hard to post at more than one website with limited energy.

~missing you hugs

Lyra

copyright2002 Lyra Nesius

"poetry is life distilled" Gwendolyn Brooks

passing shadows
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15 posted 2002-05-16 02:33 PM

Lyra, I wake up at about 2 or 3 in the afternoon. The only thing hard about it is that the sunshine hurts my eyes

hugs back at ya!

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Martie

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16 posted 2002-05-16 03:36 PM

Lyra

Another world on the edge of dreams, lives..and you have remembered. Most don't. Really enjoyed this, sweet lady!

Madame Chipmunk
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since 2001-12-05

Posts 8296
Michigan

17 posted 2002-05-17 01:36 PM

Ooh that must be difficult, Dixie...
When I first finished radiation treatments, I was sleeping so much that sometimes I wouldn't wake up until 1:30 in the afternoon.

I was glad for the sleep, but felt like I was missing out on so much of my day.

Things are normalizing now, and I am sleeping from 8 to 10 hours each day. Much more than I'm used to, but I know that I'm recovering and still need lots of sleep.

~lots of dizzy hugs

Lyra

copyright2002 Lyra Nesius

"poetry is life distilled" Gwendolyn Brooks

Madame Chipmunk
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Posts 8296
Michigan

18 posted 2002-05-17 01:40 PM

Thanks so much, Martie...
I didn't remember completely...I almost remembered though, and thats what drives me crazy.
Dreams seem so real while we're having them and they make so much sense, but even if we can remember them when we wake up...they seem so senseless that I think our memories just release them.

~dreaming hugs

Lyra

copyright2002 Lyra Nesius

"poetry is life distilled" Gwendolyn Brooks

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