Until sweet sleep washes over you
And you allow it to carry you away
Peacefully surrendering to the tide
Abandoning your body...
You drift from the bay
Falling under the lapping waves
Deeper and deeper into calming darkness
Letting go and forgetting
At the very same time
Until eyes open like the shore
Crashing onto the rocks
And sun expands across you
Placing you back into
The busy, bustling world
Where the impatient awaits you
And every day expects you
abandon await awake beach body brain drift escape every day expect feeling forget forgetting impatient let go letting go metaphor mind nap ocean peace peaceful reality relax return run sea seduce sleep soul spirit surrender wash waves
It's a mysterious process, Alexandra, as you suggest so well in this poem. The feeling of waking up refreshed is unbeatable.
Great to see you posting more!
A lot of people see the approach of sleep as a tide/sea that carries us off, I still love the closing credits of ‘The night garden’.
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Alex Kat Para
Wed 20th Aug 2025 18:08
Thank you for your comments Stephen and Graham - it’s a mysterious but peaceful process! Great to be here more