When the joyous years
crash your pretty sleep
and you can no longer
count sheep
Dust off the cap
to the melatonin
allow yourself to snooze
without all the groanin’
Insomnia, you are
one cursed bird
a supplement perhaps
does all that you’ve heard
or ditch the Visine
try some L-glycine
Dear body clock
I love you not
How must I digress
in all this mess
and then sleep so much
the less?
At the end of the day
dream your sleep troubles
away
Then see how you fair
don’t fall from your chair
if melatonin is not your kick
suffer then as a sleepy chick
or
pry eyes with small toothpicks….
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Sympathizing with you and the insomnia! My husband has it too and just started taking melatonin. It works!
(I enjoyed the video – what a flashback! The song and a young Dick Clark.) Thanks for this post, Lana. Hope you start getting some sleep! Valerian Root is also supposed to help.
Aha, I didn’t know about Valerian Root! Thanks so much, Betty. At least I’m on Xmas break now and don’t have to get up at 5 in the morning after being awake all night, sigh. Melatonin does help, sometimes better than others, but I’ve had some luck with it. Sorry that your husband also has issues, it is surely no fun. That song is wonderful, I love watching old Dick Clark videos, such a treasured throw-back. xx
Glad you’re on a break now, Lana. Hope you’re sleeping in a lot!
I’ve found various homeopathic remedies that also help with sleep problems. (No side-effects, very safe.) Those have helped me along with meditation. Will probably try the melatonin myself one of these days. Am just glad my husband is sleeping better – that has helped both of us!
I am all about homeopathic remedies, I want to avoid the standard “drugs.” I am sleeping in some and truly enjoying that. Thanks so much, Betty. I hope you are enjoying this wonderful season. xoxo
Sorry about the insomnia, but you have produced an excellent, fun, piece on it
Thanks, Derrick. I’m getting through it, the melatonin actually helps, ha ha. I hope you and your family are having a lovely holiday season!
Have a good restful holiday… much love and hugs.
Thanks Iris, you too! Much love and hugs back to you. xo
Oh yeah, that Melatonin is good stuff!
Insomnia is for sure a problem of aging… explains why old people eat dinner at 4:30 PM and wake up at 4:30 AM for the day. LOVED THIS: “if melatonin is not your kick / suffer then as a sleepy chick / or / pry eyes with small toothpicks…” Love NCIS, but by 10 PM, need those toothpicks to keep the ol’ eyes open. Good rhyme and rhythm, fun poem! 🙂
Thanks Joan! Yes, it’s a big problem with getting older for sure. I’ve been dealing with it better since Melatonin and sleepy time tea. It is good sleeping weather here now, cloudy and cold 😀
So sorry you suffer from insomnia, Lana! I know it only too well… Unfortunately melatonin isn’t available here in Germany, one would have to go to France for that. Valerian root doesn’t help me at all! 😂 Hope you get some nice good sleep over the holidays. Hugs!
Oh that is interesting that it isn’t available there, Sarah. I think it might work for you. It does help me, I can certainly tell a difference when I don’t take it at all. I have been sleeping in, a bit too much, ha ha. I always plan on accomplishing much during my time off. Key word there is “plan.” Hugs to you, my friend! xoxo
I just had a look and it seems it might be after all. I remember having a bad time with insomnia a couple of years ago and then it wasn’t . Seems things have changed for the better. I’m glad it helps you! And don’t use your time off for anything but relaxing a little – you’ve deserved it! xoxo ❤
ooh Lana, your poem tells it all and I hope you are getting some good sleep! turn off all the morning clocks and just sleep until whatever time, and when you get up, you will be just fine! I wish you a Happy New Year 2018 and I know for sure we are going to have some good times throughout. Keep blogging and keep the good stuffs coming!
Happy New Year, my friend! I have been sleeping way too late. Not getting anything done, but sleeping well, lol.