He would toss himself
awake in the wee hours when
having a nightmare.
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a cry in the night
haiku for 4/1/2026
Tag: sleep
the sleep monster
haiku for 8/2/2025
It awakens at
odd hours, gobbling slumber with
ravenous hunger.
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the sleep clinic
haiku for 8/26/2023
Take a bed, get wired
up and go to sleep. In the
morning, some answers.
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the external lung
haiku for 8/20/2023
Strap your face into
the silent contraption that
breathes life into sleep.
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summer sleep schedule
haiku for 8/8/2023
The sheer delights of
staying up late and rising
whenever you choose.
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dead to the world
haiku for 5/8/2023
He would not get up,
despite the yelling and the
banging on the door.
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hot flashes, cold stares
haiku for 4/17/2023
The bed is too hot.
The bed is too cold. The bed
is not to blame, dear.
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personal pillow valet
haiku for 12/4/2022
She brought her own to
sleep more soundly, tossing the
old ones from the bed.
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zzz’s please
haiku for 9/30/2022
Sleep, a miracle
drug that heals fatigue and a
large set of ailments.
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the 140-hour workweek
haiku for 3/9/2021
So refreshing was
the long winter’s nap that she
slept for two more days.
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