40 Winks – Poem from 2006 by BW Derge

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40 winks by bw derge - poem about sleep and dreams and reawakening

"40 Winks" from Pillars of Salt: The Vultures of Orpheus poem written in 2006 about sleep, dreams, and reawakening.

 

Forty Winks

“Go to sleep,” she said

Over a faint humming shine

“Dig deep-

Until the alive meet the dead

And everything is fine-“

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Sleep and dream

Eternity will deem

Everything forever

Until I hear a requiem

And forget to breathe

Again-

anime girls sleeping - "forty winks" poem by BW Derge

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Lay down your head

And close your eyes

The next world

Is just a surprise

Conscious again

In some other dreams

For there is more

Than what today,

It seems-

-

Suns let new life rise

Let us let go of our lies-

Do you regret how they see you?

The way they believed your eyes?

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Create your own reality

Love shines in everything

Look at endless possibilities

Sun rising in 40 winks poem form 2006

And then close your eyes

And fade away…

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Don’t worry, my child

You will see another day

And find a new place to play

One day, one day-

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by BW Derge

 

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Poem was originally written in 2006

 

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40 winks by bw derge - poem about sleep and dreams and reawakening

40 Winks, poem by BW Derge

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