Insomnia

open-handed, the day is revealed
as pastel shades
to deliver to our eyes
the joy of beauty

a labyrinth of possibility
breaches the horizon with the rays
blazing arrows
piercing the mind with truth and feeling​​​

tangled thoughts of sleepless night
rest easy now the light has come​
the wild mind
tamed
confined
held within parameters of duty and routine

the schedule of the new day
supplants the whirlpool
that ruled the hours before dawn

but, there, beneath the pillow case
have you found
the diamond-bright solution?

take it
it is yours

(C) Jeannie Lawson 2023​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​