A Moment in Time

This is an angry sky 

or the blush

of an afterglow

that will miss you 

very much 

but wishes you well 

at the return of the sun

the long dark nights

are over

Summer starts today

with the return of the light

mere minutes

at a time 

On Insomnia

Today there are a multitude of recommendations for combatting insomnia.

Counting sheep was traditionally a suggested method for calming the mind to get to sleep. More recently it has been suggested to count something you know, something you’re familiar with in everyday life. 

I’m a clothing designer so that would be straight pins. So, I count them as if I were sorting them on the sewing table, one by one. I reach a certain point and then I find myself beginning to imagine sticking them into certain people I have known. 

Sweet solace as all hope for sleep is abandoned. 

February

February can be

Brutal

Its only 

Attribute

Is length