Friday, July 23, 2010

Flash 55 Friday

Intermission

Oppressive heat
leaving sweat beads
along my neck.
My leaden filled eyes
drop shut as my head
indents the pillow.
Faintly a crack of
thunder, your voice
fading in the distance.
A quiet blackness
spreads over my limbs
like a blanket.
"Just a few minutes more",
I murmur.
Waking much later to dripping
trees and sunshine.



Tuesday afternoon I beat a storm home. I was running on a few hours of sleep and I was talking to my son as I just laid down for a "minute"....I woke up an hour and a half later and found that I had slept through a very bad storm. High winds, hail, and lots of thunder and lightening. I guess when tired a person can really sleep through anything.......
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11 comments:

  1. Brian MillerJuly 23, 2010 at 3:32 AM

    smiles. the rain actually makes my sleep feel so refreshing...i like to listen to the rhythm of the pitter patter....ahhh....nice 55.

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  2. SydJuly 23, 2010 at 4:21 AM

    I sleep through some storms as well. It has been oppressively hot here. Rain would bring relief.

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  3. AnonymousJuly 23, 2010 at 5:34 AM

    Sounds like you needed it!

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    Happy Friday!

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  4. PattiKenJuly 23, 2010 at 8:47 AM

    Oh, yeah, I know those "few more minutes" well. Nicely done.

    I’m up here.

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  5. John (@bookdreamer)July 23, 2010 at 9:05 AM

    Just closing my eyes, to rest them...Gone for...well a bleak55

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  6. TinaJuly 23, 2010 at 9:21 AM

    Loved this. Around our house it's "ten little more minutes". I think napping in a storm is just absolutely the best way to nap. I'm glad to meet you, this is only my third 55. You can find it here.

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  7. AnonymousJuly 23, 2010 at 10:10 AM

    Seems almost a pity to sleep through the storm. I get a fantastic visual from that last line.

    My 55 is here.

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  8. Scott M. FreyJuly 23, 2010 at 1:23 PM

    ahhh relief!

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  9. g-manJuly 23, 2010 at 5:27 PM

    WOW...
    We both had the same inspiration today did we not?
    Funny
    Most Excellent 55 My Dear.
    Thanks for playing, thanks for visiting, and have a Kick Ass Week-End

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  10. hopeJuly 24, 2010 at 11:24 AM

    You know to me, rain is better than any lullaby. :)

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  11. Jess Mistress of MischiefJuly 25, 2010 at 5:41 AM

    I feel the same way hope does. Rain is a very soothing sound.

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