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Morning Delirium

An acrostic poem of joyous lament

By Ian ReadPublished 3 years ago 1 min read
Morning Delirium
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Dreaming ends, there are dozens of thoughts fluttering aimless

In my head. All but one are nameless.

"Salutations, morning sun!" I say as it stabs my eyes.

Tomorrow has come, that is no surprise.

Randomness dwells where my insanity swells,

A speeding silly thought for inspiration, but it was all for naught.

Coffee was my usual remedy

To this wild inconsistent malady.

I rush to my desk with brew in hand

On willingness to write at my mind's command.

"Not again!" I lamented, "The idea is dead! But at least in its absence I have this nectar instead!"

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About the Creator

Ian Read

I am an archaeologist, bookwyrm, and story-teller from New Hampshire.

Serial Fiction, Short Stories, and Poetry in diverse genres with a penchant for dark fiction and whimsical fantasy.

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  • Jazzy 2 years ago

    Literally me at 3am in the morning when I have an idea! 🎉🥲

  • Poppy 2 years ago

    Great poem!

  • Delightfully whimsical.

  • Test2 years ago

    So funny. This line "Salutations, morning sun!" I say as it stabs my eyes.' is perfectly brilliant! And the ending-Love this!

  • Tina D'Angelo2 years ago

    The fear of losing that one great thought. The one powerful sentence. The idea that an entire novel would begin with. It hurts until another one comes along.

  • Paul Stewart2 years ago

    Love this lots. So very relatable!

  • Cathy holmes3 years ago

    Oh damn. This is so relatable. So many brilliant ideas lost in a blink. Now what did I do with my coffee. 😉

  • Hannah E. Aaron3 years ago

    Well done! All the internal and end rhymes work so well together and are really cool to see alongside the acrostic form!

  • And another good one excellent work

  • Obsidian Words3 years ago

    Yeah I for sure need coffee, but this came out great!!!

  • Rowan Finley 3 years ago

    Now I would like more coffee after reading this! :D

  • Test3 years ago

    Very interesting take on the challenge!

  • Great piece❤️‍🔥❗

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