A Headful Of Thoughts Poem by Angela Wybrow

A Headful Of Thoughts

Rating: 3.9


I'm lying here, wide awake
Trying hard to get some sleep;
But my brain is totally buzzing,
So it's useless counting sheep!

My mind is manically racing,
Thinking of words and ideas;
I think of the sad poem that I just wrote,
And my eyes suddenly fill up with tears.

I need to get some sleep,
As I'm actually pretty tired;
But my brain is so alive:
Like, it's been electrically wired!

Many times, I've had new thoughts,
And jumped out of my cosy bed,
To quickly grab a pen and paper,
And jot them down before they leave my head.

Is this a common problem,
Which all writers share?
Do they, too, wake up the next day
Feeling a little worse for wear?

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Adriana Avila 28 June 2013

I know the feeling..Great write, enjoyed very much. Blessings, AA

1 0 Reply
David Wood 28 June 2013

I think of things to write when I am in bed but by the time I get downstairs I've forgotten them. Have you read my sonnet On Sleep, it runs along the same theme. NIce one Angela

1 0 Reply
Colleen Courtney 28 June 2014

Haha! Oh yes, this is very familiar! I have a hard time turning my mind off every night!

1 0 Reply
Bernard Snyder 09 November 2011

This poem has clarity and understanding. Beautifully written Angela! !

1 0 Reply
Sara Fielder 04 January 2012

An excellent poem! Well done!

1 0 Reply
Chinedu Dike 23 January 2020

Highly relatable experience nicely put together. A beautiful work of art. Thanks for sharing and do remain enriched.

0 0 Reply
Bipasha D 06 April 2018

Many times, I've had new thoughts, And jumped out of my cosy bed, To quickly grab a pen and paper, And jot them down before they leave my head. Is this a common problem, Which all writers share? Yes it happens with me too. A beautiful poem. Thanks for sharing

0 0 Reply
Dr Antony Theodore 09 March 2016

Many times, I've had new thoughts, And jumped out of my cosy bed, To quickly grab a pen and paper, And jot them down before they leave my head. Yes this is my experience. i also suffer with so many thoughts and imaginations in the brain and at night suddenly get up to jot down the feelings, emotions, and words. thank you for this poem.. tony

0 0 Reply
Abdulrazak Aralimatti 19 October 2015

Verily, I too write it down as quickly as possible or else it goes out of mind and never returns.......10 I invite you to read my poems

0 0 Reply
Stephen W 28 June 2014

The short answer is yes. Well done.

0 0 Reply
READ THIS POEM IN OTHER LANGUAGES
Angela Wybrow

Angela Wybrow

Salisbury, Wilts, UK
Close
Error Success