I celebrate the night not for its somnambulistic effect, but the thoughts and dreams it generates. The darkness in the external world, lights up a different world inside. I feel at peace, because there is no demand, urgency or distraction from external sources.
The lava inside me also chooses to flare up when nobody is watching. Angst, resentment, disappointments all surface after I have shed the day’s pretty clothes of diplomacy.
Is it the beauty of the night, poetry woven around the moon and stars, the comfort of pyjamas or just the beauty of being alone? It is solitude that we crave for, when we say we are tired to the bone. It is not that I don’t love or want the people around me, but the primary relationship is with myself, and it overtakes every other bond.
stars, sky invite
longing to be with myself
sums up the night
Reena Saxena 
Beautiful opening phrase, kudos on using somnambulistic in such a way that the reader didn’t stumble. I also love the switch over to the lava. Vivid imagery.
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Thank you so much!
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i love that haiku Reena, it sums up my feelings precisely! night should be about calmness and preparing for a new day
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Poetry succeeds when it touches a chord with at least one reader. Thank you so much!
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my pleasure Reena, really enjoyed this
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Love it… the night is just like that… to be self is to dream.
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Thank you, Bjorn!
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“longing to be with ()self” – I think that is the answer, or Self. It takes time to work through the ‘lava’ to get to a calmer core. Insightful, Reena.
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I like your concept of ‘working through the lava’. Thanks!
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Very welcome.
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Oh yes, Reena, night-generated thoughts and dreams are so important for peace and creativity. And you are so right – ‘there is no demand, urgency or distraction from external sources’. I especially like the idea of lava flaring up inside you – a dream lava lamp – and the comfort of pyjamas!
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You have given me a mental image of ‘dream lava lamp’ now 🙂 Thanks!
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Bravo! Spot on. I love the solitude I experience when I am camped on a gravel bar on the river by myself. I am at total peace.
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That is an evocative picture. Lucky you!
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