Portal #13 How to Fall Asleep

illustrator: Julie Rohan Zoch

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Put down the yo-yos

go darkest-blanket your spots-

let breathing take o’er

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went to bed @10PM-knees hurt-scalp itched-had mate scratch back-tossed&turned-it was 2 AM-took shower-washed hair-drank water-finally fell asleep with a Benedryl-was awakened by NYS Alert System at 7AM warning of severe thunderstorm, hail, and high winds-the fire horns blared-the trees blustered. All I had was slow methodic zen breathing: elixir of sleep.

“You Smell Bad”

You Smell Bad

This is a PDF about a thunderstorm
2 children who try to help a frightened dog
and their Nana and Don.