Morning comes early
three, four, five, five-ten a.m.
sleep baby please sleep.
three, four, five, five-ten a.m.
sleep baby please sleep.
Bleary mommy naps
wrapped under a sweatshirt
on the comfy couch.
Happy baby laughs
swatting mommy with his hand.
Wake up mommy, smack!
Five is too early
Sleep baby, please let me sleep.
Smack please baby, smack.
Scylla
11 responses so far ↓
heather // March 28, 2008 at 1:44 pm
Wow you are a good haiku-er! I struggle to kick out one verse.
I feel you on the sleep - Daylight Savings Time has saved me from weekend mornings of 5:45 or 6am, instead I get 6:45 or 7 which is a little more do-able.
wright // March 28, 2008 at 2:17 pm
Ha - your haiku is so familiar. I feel like that every morning! Hope your little one learns to sleep or at least lets you! Happy Friday!
Tracey // March 28, 2008 at 2:17 pm
Ah yes. The eternal battle of sleep. They usually win…
Kathryn // March 28, 2008 at 2:40 pm
Ugh. I remember those days so well. Hang in there. It does get better. Hope you have a wonderful nights rest tonight!
Kelli @ Gohn Crazy // March 28, 2008 at 6:06 pm
Love the haiku and I so know your pain. Hope you get some uninterrupted rest soon.
anglophilefootballfanatic // March 28, 2008 at 8:35 pm
I know how you feel. And, I hope you get some quality sleep this weekend. If only the kids slept like teenagers when they first arrive, right?
the planet of janet // March 28, 2008 at 9:39 pm
it gets better (it also can get worse, but we won’t talk about that).
eventually, they want to sleep all day and you are the one swatting them awake!!!
Rebecca // March 28, 2008 at 10:34 pm
I feel the same way about my dog waking me up at o’dark thirty. I know it’s not the same, but it’s the only thing I can compare it to.
sarah // March 28, 2008 at 11:00 pm
Ahhh . . I have chanted the same mantra many times . . sleep, baby please sleep.
storyteller // March 28, 2008 at 11:56 pm
Sleeping schedules
out of whack until they ‘sync’ …
I do feel for you.
Hugs and blessings,
Jason Sears // July 26, 2008 at 10:22 am
Very true haiku!!! Check out mine too!!! Hope your life is going well!!!
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