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Sunday, February 23, 2014

In Between - The Mag # 208


 Poet's Sleep, 1989, by Chang Houg Ahn

"Millions of spiritual creatures walk the earth unseen, both when we sleep
and when we are awake" (John Milton)


 The souls of hundreds
Lurk in the night
A chill's in the air
Marking mid winters bite

Is it.....

Reality or Illusion
Argh this matrix of sleep
My senses are marred
I'm confused, incomplete

Not here nor there
It's not lucidly clear
 I'm caught in between
 This limbic system of fear!


By KMF

Inspired by picture prompt provided by Tess
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23 comments:

  1. Brian MillerFebruary 23, 2014 at 8:08 PM

    some might say its all in your head....smiles...yikes...i hope it is...smiles.

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    1. KatherineFebruary 24, 2014 at 11:21 PM

      Yes they might! Sometimes i get a bit frightened by what's in my head when i dream.

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  2. Doctor FTSEFebruary 23, 2014 at 11:27 PM

    "The limbic system of fear" is something to think about.

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    1. KatherineFebruary 24, 2014 at 11:23 PM

      I've always been intrigued by dreams and whether or not they mean anything. Sometimes I dream and can't remember a thing, then other times I dream and can remember everything & the emotions related to the dream stick around for a bit in the waking hours. I used to have dreams like that often but not so often these days, which is good!

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  3. BerowneFebruary 24, 2014 at 2:14 AM

    Astutely inventive response to the prompt...

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  4. JinksyFebruary 24, 2014 at 2:46 AM

    More nightmare than dream, perhaps? I'm sure I have many nights exactly like this :)

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    1. KatherineFebruary 24, 2014 at 11:24 PM

      Yes...definitely more nightmare! Or night terror!

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  5. humbirdFebruary 24, 2014 at 5:08 AM

    ...'matrix of sleep' really ~ everything possible there...~ cool!

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    1. KatherineFebruary 24, 2014 at 11:25 PM

      I know!! I tried to get a little inventive ... hee! hee! hee!

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  6. AnonymousFebruary 24, 2014 at 5:41 AM

    When we sleep we mostly do not wake from the dream in which we live :) Yet our subconscious suspects something about the matrix.

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  7. Other MaryFebruary 24, 2014 at 9:07 PM

    "To sleep perhance to dream: aye, there's the rub." And even worse when the waking and dreaming bleed into one another. This is a thought proviking write Katherine.

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    1. KatherineFebruary 24, 2014 at 11:27 PM

      Hi Mary, it's sounds as though you're speaking from personal experience. Thank you for your comment!

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  8. Silent Otto February 25, 2014 at 4:31 AM

    Its in the in between where it can get a little weird, sometimes draining ! , the ocean is far safer, Our Mothers embrace ! Thanks Katherine

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    1. KatherineFebruary 25, 2014 at 12:11 PM

      It sure can weird. My dreams are so, so weird and your right sometimes when I dream like this I wake up feeling like I haven't even slept. Thanks!

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  9. 21 WitsFebruary 25, 2014 at 7:30 AM

    This is so what is happening. Great magpie.

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  10. Tess KincaidFebruary 26, 2014 at 10:49 AM

    You captured the fear and confusion quite nicely...

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  11. HelenaFebruary 27, 2014 at 12:24 PM

    Really enjoyed this one! Life's often a 50/50 game.

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  12. The Blog of BeeFebruary 28, 2014 at 3:52 PM

    Nothing nice about being in limbo. Well captured Katherine - the fear of not knowing is sometimes too much.....

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