Sweet Insomnia

from Sweet Insomnia by Harper Meader

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Some of the finest moments in my life have been when I’m the only one awake in the house. The muse has her grip on me, and my Honey is asleep while the fire settles down to steady coals. I can sit on the corner of the bed, seeing her sweetness under the quilt, just a bit by moonlight. I work on my songs, lightly touching the strings, whispering the words, making notes in the dark. That’s my “Sweet Insomnia.”

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Sweet Insomnia
By Harper Meader Capo 2 first five strings

If you would sing to me
The way you did that day when we
Awoke to find the morning sun
Had poured its golden light upon
The ocean that was rolling
Just beyond our canvas door
Then I could sleep…

I can’t sleep…
Sometimes…
Lying here next to you!

If you would wrap your arms
Around me, holding me from harm
And whisper stories from the days
Before we learned each other’s ways
And tell me it’s a blessing how
We found each other now
Then I could sleep…

If you would run your hand
Across me like you’re smoothing sand
And spell out with your fingers on
My chest that I’m your rising sun,
If you would smooth my cares away
With fingers (through my hair) through my beard
Then I could sleep…

If it weren’t for how
Your hair is curling on your brow
And how, asleep, you sometimes smile,
I can’t help but sit up awhile.
Except for how your sleeping form
Keeps the whole room warm
Then I could sleep…

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from Sweet Insomnia, released November 18, 2014

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Harper Meader Sidney, Maine

Harper Meader lives in Maine with his inspiration, Honey, in their unique cordwood masonry hideaway, where, when he's not writing new music for guitar and folk harp, he's pursuing numerous creative interests like scrimshaw jewelry, brewing mead, and writing poetry and fiction. Family, love, and the Land-spirits put a guitar on his knee and a pencil in his hand at every turn. ... more

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