Portland Haiku

once again, sleep calls.
i ignore it for so long,
but it catches up.

never enough time,
struggling just to finish.
never time to sleep.

time zone traveling
flying across the country.
finding loss of sleep.

the child sleeps soundly,
but for how long i wonder?
i embrace her dreams.

late again it seems.
body struggling for sleep.
my eyes grow heavy.

i am fighting sleep,
a battle i wish to lose.
so why continue?

a wish to slow down,
to stop and relax a while.
sleep is my option.

to think about sleep.
not as good as the real thing.
pretty obvious.

going to bed now.
goodnight folks, feeling sluggish.
time to catch some zzzzzzzz….

smiles of change come om.
a brightness unexpected.
i’ll sleep well tonight.