Insomnia Comments

Keeping night vigil what a wonderful thing. Breathing out in love to a sleeping world. Holding them in your heart. I love this image Daniel of you and your long distance friend instead of bemoaning the lack of sleep you are the Bodhisattva reaching out in love and compassion to a broken world. Beautiful! ! ! ! ! ! ! Just Beautiful! ! ! ! ! ! ! When I was a monk we rose at 3.30am to do silent night vigil. I loved this quiet time when the world is asleep and the only sound is coyotes, loons and owl. When I was young the old monk said the job of the monk is to carry the world in her heart.

Keeping awake for the sake of peace when others are sleeping- - -this noble cause unites souls thousand miles apart.Thanks for sharing.

Though mostly insomnia is really troublesome but if hope is alive, even a night of sleeplessness is bearable. To keep guard over others in the dark hours can bring comfort when the heart is lit by hope. The title is really clever as it makes the reader expect something disturbing but you give us a different n atypical concept of insomnia. A wonderful write. A10.

daniel, this poem is charming. your voice, as it comes through, is steady and soothing. when i saw the title, it led me to expect something else, something about disturbance. instead i was pleasantly surprised by this idea of insomnia as compassionate vigil. and i liked the idea of you and the other miles apart on this globe joined in soul and spirit. somewhat related, i just wrote a poem with the title, one poem. nice. glen