Written as part of Weekend Wordle #6 and Wordplay #7 at A Prompt Each Day. Imaginary Garden with Real Toads, in their Sunday Mini-Challenge segment, asked to write a poem based on the title of any poem written by Romanian poet Paul Celan. This poems is written based on the title of his poem “With every thought”. I’m also sharing it with The Tuesday Platform AND with Poetry Pantry at Poets United. Image Source: Here.
With every thought…
With every thought
Be it sour or sweet…
Eagerly born, a poem;
It breaks the quiet
Of my grave nights,
Slips out onto paper,
Shining in starlight;
Insomnia surrenders,
And I sleep in peace,
After all, in this life,
I was born to write.
(© 13th July 2015)
Vinay Leo R.
Poetry & writing to me are to me, a breath of fresh air in a life that is sometimes covered by the smoke of sorrow or self doubt. They also become the sweets I share to celebrate when life offers me a reason to. But most of all, they are to me, my life. For each word I write is a piece of my heart, a thought that just had to find its way into the world.
😀 wow!
Kinda felt you peeked into my head before writing that one! 🙂 😛
Keep writing Leo 🙂
Highly unlikely, Pooja. 😛 I’ve been asking you to write since ages now, and you’ve not done. Go write! 😛
how wonderful that poets are always so powerful to keep insomnia at their feet…love your final line…absolutely 🙂
It’s always around, Sumana. I think insomnia makes an interesting companion for a poet. Glad you liked the poem. 🙂
What a way to go to sleep, put the words on paper and then sleep. Great thought.
Yes. 🙂 That’s the idea, Björn. Thank you very much!
I admire the part of the poem shinning in the starlight ~ Thanks for participating with Real Toad’s Sunday Challenge and wishing you happy week ~
Wishing you an absolutely heaven-ly week too, Grace. 🙂 Thanks for the challenge!
“eagerly born, a poem, and I sleep in peace” That is so true. It is the unwritten words that haunt us.
Very true, Debi. 🙂 The mind feels at peace once it’s written out!
Wonderful, Leo. Write on! 🙂
Intend to, Celestine. 🙂 Cheers!
Indeed!! Sweet sleep for the writer whose ink is spilled! 🙂
Very peaceful one too, Hannah. 🙂
I loved this because it sounds like a moment of breaking free. I also loved “surrender to insomnia” that is some beautiful writing
It was more like insomnia surrenders, Mandy. 🙂 As in sleeplessness surrenders and I find my peace. 😀
What a wonderful conclusion – yes, i l belive you were and are
Thank you, Jae. 🙂
You made me remember one of my poems I wrote coming out of slumber beyond midnight and the morning gave me the hint and by night my life was changing.. RS:)
Glad to have taken you down memory lane with my poetry, RS. 🙂 Thank you.
I love to think of the poets’ use of insomnia–a poem must be born!
Ah! Yes. A poem must be born, Susan. 🙂
I’m glad you write 🙂
As am I, ZQ. As am I. 🙂
Lovely poem! And I could relate to it as I feel the same too!
Thank you, Reema. 🙂
Leo, this is very wonderful. I share your deep satisfaction in the writing journey.
I think many poets will be able to relate to that satisfaction, Sherry. 🙂 Cheers!
You were certainly born to write and amaze us with your talent 🙂
Beautifully penned 🙂
Thanks muchly, Sanaa. 😀 Hope I can deliver on amazement. 🙂
this is brilliant – “shining in starlight” I like it a lot, Leo 🙂
Thank you, LLM. Glad you liked the poem. 🙂
It is good to know what you were born to do,
and fulfilling to follow. There are some poems that
must be written as well – to give you the peace
to find that sleep.
Yes. This was one such poem, XPoet. 🙂
A wonderful poem for those of us who write.
Thank you very much, glmeisner. 🙂 Glad you liked it.
I really enjoyed this verse and feel much the same!
Thank you very much, Donna. 🙂
It is good to know what one is destined to do. A sweet piece, this.
Yes. It is a wonderful realization, I think. 🙂 Thank you so much, Kim.
Yes, a poet is born to write … it’s true that writing can also be soothing & therapeutic … sweet dreams 🙂
Thank you, Loredana. Wish you the same. 🙂
Nailed it! And I loved how you concluded! Sweet and simple! 😀
Dhangyu, Tomato. 🙂
And being born to write is a great gift! 🙂
It is. One of the best gifts, Rosemary. 🙂 Thank you.
Nicely done, Vinay.
Thank you very much, Kerry. 🙂
Acceptance is a key that many never find. I too, relish the fact that in this life I was born to write.
Elizabeth
http://soulsmusic.wordpress.com/
Thank you, Elizabeth. 🙂 Glad you liked the poem.
Not poetry but stories.
For me.
I *was* born to write.
Yes yes. I know. 😛 I’m still waiting to learn that art of story writing from you, Ms. Cookie Crumb. 😀
Now I know why I called my blog “Thotpurge” 🙂 Nicely done, Vinay!
LOL 😛 You didn’t know before? That’s odd. 😉 Glad you liked the poem, thotpurge.
Sounds good to me! A sweet poem. K.
Thank you, ManicDdaily. 🙂
Poetry is a daily elixir and if a poet is denied of i, it is like choking the poet. Beautiful poem.
Absolutely. It’s very hard to take that situation, Vandana. 🙂 Glad you liked the poem.
I am very glad that the words come out before you sleep especially in verse, it feels like a prayer before you sleep 🙂
It does, doesn’t it? 🙂 Thank you so much, Mysoul. 😀
I love, love and love it. Need I say more. 🙂
Please do, Saru. 😛
Would love it if you said more. 😉
Leo, I did that last night. I woke up at 3:30, then again at 4:30. The second time I couldn’t go back to sleep so I got up and ‘keyed my poem’. Since I did it on the iPad there were some things I couldn’t do. And by then, just before seven my insomnia departed as well as the one you wrote of and I slept for another 40 minutes. Thank you for writing yours just for me. 🙂
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🙂 Yes. That happens, Jim. 😀 Sometimes, I get up at odd times and write a few words, then sleep peacefully! Power of words, I suppose. Thank you.
absolutely!!! write on
much love…
Thanks, Gillena. 🙂
Oh yes, this! I think you really nailed the feeling of needing, not simply wanting to write.
Absolutely. Sometimes, one just needs to! 🙂 Thank you, Rommy.
This is what would happen in a perfect world….no writer’s block AND no insomnia….it is written beautifully and if this is an expression of your process then you are incredibly blessed!!!
Oh. Not always. It’s just that some days, there’s a verse that just HAS to come out, C.C.. 🙂 Even if in a writing phase. Till then, sleep evades. After that, insomnia evades. 😀 Glad you liked the poem.
The quote on your blog by Isaac Asimov says it all 🙂
Keep writing. Much power to your pen.
Thanks, Sims 🙂
I so-so relate to this!
Thanks, Satya. 🙂
I wish I could purge so easily. Once I sit down to write, I could be up all night.
Oh, I know. It never slips out easily always. Thank you, Alice.
yes agreed! you are born to write! beautiful poem!
Thanks Nibha 🙂