Midnight Thunder

Midnight Thunder, (AKA Brian James Rational Poet on FB/META and @Brianrrs37 on Twitter)

Rumble rumble
In my bed I tumble
Thunder thunder
I get no slumber

Rattle rattle
Shutters prattle
Roar of rain
Pounds on pane

Burry my head
Under my pillow
Close my eyes
Done in vein

Rumble rumble
In my bed I tumble
Thunder thunder
I get no slumber

Reverberating boom
Shaking my room
Insomnia looms
Hesitates then resumes

Rattle rattle
Shutters prattle
Roar of rain
Pounds on pane

Now resigned
To be awake
Of this poem
Time I take

For I am not
Of sleep to get
Inspired this poem
I have no regret

Rumble rumble
In my bed I tumble
Rattle rattle
Shutters prattle

Thunder thunder
I get no slumber
Of this poem
I hope you remember.
(end)

Actually it was 2:15 am when I started writing this. I have no shutters, so that is poetic license on my part.


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