Insomnia

Insomnia

I lay
in Hypnos’ calm
canopy of moonlight
accompanied by twinkling stars;
Dreaming.

Watching
summer call sparkling fireflies
to dance for Thanatos’
agrypnia;
I wake.

© 2006, 2011 manga_kate

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agrypnia - another word for insomnia

In Greek Mythology ~ Hypnos is the god of sleep and Thanatos his brother, the god of death.

Form: mirrored cinquain ~ two five line stanzas mirror each other in syllables;
first stanza 2, 4, 6, 8, 2 syllables/lines; space; second stanza 2, 8, 6, 4, 2 syllables/line.

Poetic Paradise, Picky Poetry & A Poem a Day Challenge