Insomnia
I stand by my window,
looking out at the night sky.
Silver stars twinkle in harmony
on a clear, velvet backdrop,
as the crescent moon
sings a silent serenade,
six hours before sunrise.
Such a beautiful, peaceful night;
yet sleep evades me.
This life within a life
seems to have a will of its own.
Insomnia wears a tarnished crown,
and I am now a weary servant.
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Copyright © Robert Haigh 2017
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Submitted by RobertHaigh on July 10, 2020
Modified on April 02, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 398 |
Words | 73 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 13, 1 |
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