To Sleep Perchance

muttado1sb Animals, ha'sonnet, Humor, Inspiration, Poetry, Prompt, short form, Thoughts August 24, 2019December 31, 2019

Shadows arose
consciousness fled
The pillow rose
to meet my head
All noted by
the bluest eye
with Persian fur

(C) Stephen W. Buchanan 2019

In response to the 17 August daily prompt at the Brave & Reckless blog and based on the title of a seminal feminist book ‘The Bluest Eye’ by Toni Morrison.

Published by muttado1sb

Published August 24, 2019December 31, 2019

Rhen Laird says:

May 10, 2020 at 2:50 am

Ahh yes, quite elegant!!

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1. muttado1sb says:
  
  May 10, 2020 at 1:31 pm
  
  Thank you!
  
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  1. Rhen Laird says:
    
    May 10, 2020 at 7:22 pm
    
    You’re most welcome.
    
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braveandrecklessblog says:

August 26, 2019 at 4:05 pm

Lovely Stephen. May I publish it on Brave and Reckless?

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1. muttado1sb says:
  
  August 26, 2019 at 8:16 pm
  
  I’m glad you thought it lovely! Yes, you may publish it if you’d like, thank you! I did get the prompt from your site. 🙂
  
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  1. braveandrecklessblog says:
    
    August 27, 2019 at 11:15 am
    
    Thank you. https://braveandrecklessblog.com/2019/08/27/to-sleep-perchance-stephen-w-buchanan/
    
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