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2022 Traditions Contest: Still Awake at Night

January 28, 2022
By PA SILVER, Edison, New Jersey
PA SILVER, Edison, New Jersey
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Favorite Quote:
“Never did she find anything so difficult as to keep herself from losing her temper when she was suddenly disturbed while absorbed in a book. People who are fond of books know the feeling of irritation which sweeps over them at such a moment. The temptation to be unreasonable and snappish is one not easy to manage.<br /> <br /> "It makes me feel as if something had hit me," Sara had told Ermengarde once in confidence. "And as if I want to hit back. I have to remember things quickly to keep from saying something ill-tempered.”<br /> ― Frances Hodgson Burnett, A Little Princess


Watching TV on Friday night,

My favorite time of day.

Interruptions and annoyances,

An emotion-filled time.


Chewing and drama stewing,

The best time of day.

Gossiping and shopping,

Sitting on the computer.


The movie forgotten,

Food all eaten,

At 11,


Time stops.


Lights go off,

Blankets come up,

The house goes silent,

As dawn nears.


Some sleep,

Others creep.

Dreaming and dawdling,


Forgotten Callings


Laughter ensues,

the hushed whisper of the night.


And when Morning arrives,

The rest rise.


The author's comments:

I wanted to write about watching movies with my family on Friday nights, but the poem developed into how my sister and I don't go to sleep and stay up watching TV or talking for the rest of the night.


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Afra ELITE said...
on Feb. 7 2022 at 7:03 am
Afra ELITE, Kandy, Other
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Favorite Quote:
"A writer must never be short of ideas."<br /> -Gabriel Agreste- (Fictional character- Miraculous)

@PA, I liked reading your poem. But I have to say, if you wrote about your whole family, the poem would not have been the same, but when you wrote it like this, it is special because you wrote on a moment which you share with your sister and it is special to the two of you!!!Sisters are always special...♡♡♡
Anyway, Sorry for getting carried away. But, your poem was nice!!!☆☆☆