Friday, April 11, 2014

Instead of Counting Sheep (a Poem for Day Eleven of PAD)

At the end of my long day I had a bit of Fireball and now I have lost my mind. This is such a fun prompt, too! I will come back to it. For now, I'm having trouble focusing, so a haiku it is.

The prompt for Day Eleven of PAD:

For today’s prompt, make a statement the title of your poem and either respond to or expand upon the title. Some example titles might include: “A Date Which Will Live in Infamy;” “Guns Don’t Kill People, I Do;” “This Is Your Brain on Drugs;” “Smile for the Camera,” and “Be Kind Rewind.” Of course, there’s an incredible number of possible titles; pick one and start poeming!


Photo by omar franco
What Do You Dream Of?




Instead of Counting Sheep

Count on me to lie
awake wondering what you
dream of without me.

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I thought I would add in the other version, which some people on Poetic Asides preferred:

Instead of Counting Sheep
Count on me to lie
wakeful, 
wondering what you
dream of without me.

*****




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