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[aid] => mick
[title] => Night Owl
[time] => 2004-08-27 22:06:35
[hometext] => For all those insomniacs glowing in the dark in front of their pc screens or reading Harry Potter for the umpteenth time, I commisserate.
[bodytext] =>  As twilight passes into dark And diamond stars the evening spark I trawl the rooms and corridors, And pace the stairs and all the floors A newfound surge of energy Has arrived to awaken me And enliven forces, somewhere deep, As other wind down into sleep Common sense urges slumber - One is such a lonely number Despite the newly restless mind, Sleep debt must be paid in kind But like a punchy boxer trying to fight I resist the lure of Mother Night Until all rationale is spent, And to sleep and dreams I must relent Finally, I succumb, My eyes half closed, my features numb The clock long passing Midnight’s crest, When sleep is deep and at its best Yet still I struggle like I’m drowning Even as the new sun’s crowning Treading waters of night’s dark sea, Afraid of it engulfing me When dawn trumpets all to rise -The part of day I most despise A heavy cowl still wraps my mind, Tight in a soporific bind Blearily I trudge downstairs Yawning like a wakened bear, Searching for that kinetic spark Elusive until all is dark There are owls and there are larks Feathered kin but poles apart The early risers and late sleepers, The doona snugglers and hallway creepers And hummingbirds, in between Who quietly survey the scene Knowing that their pattern's best, To live the day and have their rest. [comments] => 6 [counter] => 225 [topic] => 60 [informant] => spike [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 38 [ratings] => 8 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => insomniac )
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