My Husband's Snore

My Husband’s Snore

 

I find that I cannot sleep

Until I hear the now familiar sound.

Like a lull, its soothing rhythm

Can always be found.

 

More often than not,

He drifts off before

My eyes slumber, so I listen to

My husband’s snore.

 

It reminds me that I’m not alone,

For he’s there beside me.

I sometimes lie there,

And wonder what he dreams.

 

He has become my stay,

Calming me in times of need.

Then suddenly, I hear

My husband’s snore.

 

When I have a difficult task

Scheduled for the next day,

He puts his arm around me,

And he prays.

 

Most nights he talks my ears off,

Then, in a split second…

I hear the sound of

My husband’s snore.

 

Melinda McQueen Rodgers

August 24, 2021

Reviews

[Coyote Poetry]

A wonderful poem dear Melinda. I did like. Thank you for sharing the amazing poetry.
Coyote

[Pauline]

The singing nose. Aha. My husband is a snorer and it differs in a few ways. We have the trombone sound, the loud quivering sound of the lips like a horse, the clicking tongue and the one that sounds like the buzzer when someone has given the wrong answer to a tv question. d..dur. (Wasn't sure how to pring that sound. Lol. Enjoyed Melinda. (Heaven only knows what I sound like!)

[wordman]

lol,you will get sick of it soon enough

[Melinda McQueen]

hahahaha thanks for the warning!

[wordman]

yeap,,,,,,,,,,,

[Chris Shaw]

Dear Melinda, my husband snores but I'm sorry to say I don't find it either endearing or a comfort. It is a bloomin curse lol. Also it is very loud and shakes the bed. Maybe if it was much sifter I would be able to think differently. As John said, this is the first poem about snoring I have read which has a positive outlook:)

Chris

[Melinda McQueen]

ha ha. It's good to spin these things around and look for the blessing. My grandmother couldn't stand my grandfather's snoring, but when he passed, she had trouble sleeping, missing his snore. Thanks for reading and leaving your comment.

[John the Baptist]

First time I have ever read a positive comment about apnea. My wife has a more jaundiced view of snoring. Just goes to show there are two sides to everything.

[Melinda McQueen]

lol Glad you enjoyed... maybe? :) Thanks for reading and leaving your comment.