Last night I was awake
while all the others slept.
I left my bed and wandered
through the house we've neatly kept.
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Just over halfway sifting through your posted popems. Your style certainly seems very popular. Maybe I should adopt it? Keep at it Mary
Hi Mary, what a sweet poem, I doubt if my husband would know I was up and about, he sleeps so heavily nothing wakes him, I can assure you. Sincerely Ernestine
Wow, John Kay took the words right out of my mouth. I was going to say that I like the concept of moving around the house with each room eliciting an emotional response.
What I liked most about this poem was the structure, the strategy of walking through the house at night alone and finding something special in each room. That's good poetry for me.
GREAT poem, Mary! How's that for reality! ! Brian