Nocturnal Lights out except for one flooding an upstairs chamber, in the silence what prevents you from slumber? Shaken from deep repose, did a child toddle in seeking reassurance, has a page-turner refused to loosen its grasp, or, unable to wind down did worries heighten your insomnia─ sleeplessness as annoying as a dripping faucet; perhaps restlessness is the consequence of late-night caffeine, or did you simply drift into a landscape of dreams before extinguishing the lamp? Elaine Sorrentino Elaine Sorrentino, Communications Director at South Shore Conservatory in Hingham, MA, has been published in Minerva Rising, Willawaw Journal, Glass: A Journal of Poetry, Ekphrastic Review, Writing in a Women’s Voice, Global Poemic, ONE ART: a journal of poetry, The Door is a Jar, Agape Review, Haiku Universe, Sparks of Calliope, Muddy River Poetry Review, Library Love Letter, Etched Onyx Magazine, and at wildamorris.blogspot.com. She was recently featured on a poetry podcast at Onyx Publications, and has a co-authored book The Girl Scout and the Hitchhiker coming out next year.
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HarrietManning
8/15/2022 10:07:53 am
Congratulations Elaine!!
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