SleeplessVolcano : Writing

Escape to the clouds

Escape to the clouds

A Poem by SleeplessVolcano


Take my handthere's nothing else to hold on toGrab your hat thoughIn a minuteYou'll squeeze the sandbetween your stressed out toesLet the peaceful wat..
Nightmare - Senryu

Nightmare - Senryu

A Poem by SleeplessVolcano


Pulled by troubled sleepinto pits that get deeperwith every dark breath.
Bend in the road

Bend in the road

A Poem by SleeplessVolcano


A curve in the roadThat's what I thoughtbut the bend just continuedLike an oceanwithout a bottomSo my u-turnBecame an "o" -Reality, on repeatThe alpha..
Fishing for memories

Fishing for memories

A Poem by SleeplessVolcano


I’m sitting alone todayNo bites on the lineBut it’s you that I missMaybe the fish are mourning tooAnd nature is doing its bitTo add some c..
Ode to an anonymous memorial

Ode to an anonymous memorial

A Poem by SleeplessVolcano


My heart bleeds for you this morning, strangerWhat brought about your final resting place,Here under a windswept sand dune?Were you hurled off the roc..
Hello, born wild

Hello, born wild

A Poem by SleeplessVolcano


She whispered into my earI’m born wildI let those words sink inAnd fill the deepest recessesOf my untamed soulAnd like an automated responseAn e..
A crater on the moon

A crater on the moon

A Poem by SleeplessVolcano


Your presence Meant The sun, moon, and stars to me I thought I found a staircase That could at least give me One last glimpse of you..
Duet of Senryus

Duet of Senryus

A Poem by SleeplessVolcano


Because of you (C)You have changed my soul -the pieces of my puzzlepopcorn into shape.A tall oak you are (D)Your words of wisdomgave me hope in a dry ..
Day Dream 2040

Day Dream 2040

A Poem by SleeplessVolcano


I woke up in my mother's basement had a Moses beard empty beer cans huddled like Stonehenge around a moldy pizza. The doorbell rang ..
A moment of light within darkness

A moment of light within darkness

A Poem by SleeplessVolcano


I remember a hole I once was in No one grasped what was going on But you gave me comfort Without saying a word My head fell on your lap ..