the golden fish: the night air

Saturday, May 26, 2012

there are nights

like this

that are so

so intensely ripe

that i wonder

at the purpose of sleep

and

i wonder

at how i could

live with myself

knowing

that i missed so much

R. Burnett Baker said...: Wondering about the "purpose of sleep" is a worthy wonder. There are rare nights when, knowing I don't have to work the next day, I sit subdued, in subdued light, and simply listen to the darkness. There is, I suspect, so much to gather from that experience, yet my eyes become heavy and sleep I must.

Reluctantly.; May 26, 2012 at 10:10 AM
steven said...: this was written by a person who rarely sleeps through the night!! i love the difference though in experiencing "i should go to sleep because" as compared with "i'd like to go to sleep now". steven; May 26, 2012 at 10:42 AM