Sleep Deprived

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Image Credit: Matt Snyder
I tried to sleep for a little while –
On your lap? Yes, yes, I nodded.
And there I was just nearly napping, 
When you arose without warning, suddenly;
Waking me (yet again) as there came 
A sound from the front door, a tapping.
I patiently waited for your return, while doubting
You would assist me in my quest for dreaming;
As sleep is required for dreams, no?
I accept that you are a mere mortal;
Why had I ever dared to
Believe… No, foolishly dream 
I could have trained you properly, before;
Nevermore!

W3 Prompt #68: Wea’ve Written Weekly poet of the week Matt, prompts us to:

“Write an ekphrastic poem in response to this image of a yawning cat created by Matt…

  • If you’re feeling ambitious, try to write your ekphrastic poem in the form a golden shovel (of any poem of your choice).
    • Golden shovel: A poetic form in which the last word of each line forms a second, pre-existing poem (or section thereof), to which the poet is paying homage.
    • Click here for a full explanation of the golden shovel.”

I have chosen to incorporate words from the following lines of “The Raven” by Edgar Allan Poe:

“While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,”

“Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before;”

And the repetitive word used throughout the poem “Nevermore.”

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24 thoughts on “Sleep Deprived”

  1. Jenn ~ that’s amazing! I’m so glad that you confirmed for me that you incorporated Poe’s words into your poem because that’s exactly how it felt to me as I was reading this! 😀

    Much love,
    David

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  9. Well done! I first took this to be a Silver Shovel (where you only use the key words as the end word of each line). But then I realized that you used phrases. Very clever!!

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