Rapid Cycling
Patterns of the microcosm
echoed in the macrocosm
vibrating thoughts
no meditation
lots of frustration
can’t calm down
do the Hong Sau
Yogananda method
the only hope
in this mind
doing 120 mph
in a 35 mph zone
time soon for sleep
frogs singing
a pre-dawn high
drained at noon
rapid cycling
twilight now
back to racing
raving
raging mind
need gentility
humility
quietude
to feel awe
to ponder
hit “Pause”
love in the afternoon
a natural anti-
depressant
sent sight soaring
in space
seeing patterns
everywhere
echoing symphonically
in noisy ears
the hum of quiet
seems too loud
flashing lights
status migrainous
with all over
crawling feeling
“not-theres”
stop I say
stop I pray
stop the way
the world spins
hurling in space
the race
the pace
exhaustion
please
take this body
in your arms
work your charms
on this alarm-
ing state
with alacrity
the paucity
of peace
needs mending
Oh evening
send hope
for ending
these frantic antics
quell the panic
break the day
and bring on
the dawn
of dreams
MOONSIDE 
Hoping you zoomed around the corner and flew headlong into a pool of repose. A place where the sun’s brazen light is modulated by the moon’s gentle presence. One pebble thrown into the water. A dollop of sound. The sensation of gratitude. A breath as long as it likes…
Michael
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June 17, 2014 at 8:52 PM
Thank you for your kind and poetic comment. After the frenzy does come calm eventually. Blessings, Ellen
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June 20, 2014 at 11:37 AM
I find putting an eye pillow over my eyes calms my brain and emotions.
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June 20, 2014 at 1:40 PM
Sounds calming.
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June 20, 2014 at 1:50 PM