SLEEPLESS IN ADELAIDE

With respect and apologies to the film Sleepless in Seattle.

SLEEPLESS IN ADELAIDE

Often when sleep eludes me

And the night is quiet and still,

I lie in peaceful solitude

And let my memory roam at will.

Sometimes I just lie there

And try to plan my day~

The things that I must do and

The bills that I must pay.

I think of all my family 

With their own special ways,

And how each one of them 

Has brought joy to all my days.

Friends are always carried here

In heart and special thought,

And I am so very grateful 

For the care and love they’ve brought.

In memory I return and tread once again

The hills of the place of my birth.

I see flowers and taste fruit,

And smell the rich damp earth.

I visit my childhood home

And times that are no more.

In memory I see the faces that I loved

And then I gently close the door.

I move on down the years and recall

People and memories at will.

Those I loved then

And those I love still.

In my mind I am a traveller

And often gone from here,

Visiting interstate and overseas friends

Those I hold so dear.

Problems and world situations

Sometimes interrupt my sleep,

And there have been nights for me

When all I could do was weep.

Often I get up and spend the time

With music that feeds my soul.

I cherish these special times for me~

They help me to be whole.

I know that I should be resting

And that I need my sleep – 

But these are special times for me and

Bring a solace that I can keep.

So when morning comes 

And night removes her black velvet gown,

I see the joy in a brand new day

And give thanks for the time on my own.

© Linda J. Vaughan

Wednesday December 19 2001 – another sleepless night.