Insomnia Diary: Sleep Maintenance Anxiety 

Not the adult with the self-adhesive 

label supplied by the medical world,

but the on-holiday child 

wondering if morning will ever come

and in the meantime juggling

"restful wakefulness" and The Carnival

of Dreams.

[LSS, 12/23/20] 

A Couple of Mistakes to Avoid

Filling your pockets 

with ashes.

Burning the things

you meant to save.

[LSS, 12/23/20]