Rate:3.0 / 1 vote

Day Break

Gladys Shaw 1961 (Mississippi)

January 22 
Rhymed
Into the night, I steal away.
I’ve survived another day
My friends, my enemies fade to dust.
To sleep, I can’t.  To dream, I must.
Travel to some place alone.  Far from reality, Far from home.  I’ll rule Kingdoms, Worlds I’ll make.
All before the next day breaks.

About this poem

How I feel every night when I go to sleep. I anticipate my dreams and how I’ll do so many things in them I can’t do in the real world.

Font size:
Collection  PDF     
 

Written on January 02, 2022

Submitted by gb3636.ef on January 02, 2022

Modified on April 29, 2023

15 sec read
55

Quick analysis:

Scheme AABBCD
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 272
Words 52
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 6
Full analysis for Day Break »

Discuss the poem Day Break with the community...

0 Comments

    Translation

    Find a translation for this poem in other languages:

    Select another language:

    • - Select -
    • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
    • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
    • Español (Spanish)
    • Esperanto (Esperanto)
    • 日本語 (Japanese)
    • Português (Portuguese)
    • Deutsch (German)
    • العربية (Arabic)
    • Français (French)
    • Русский (Russian)
    • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
    • 한국어 (Korean)
    • עברית (Hebrew)
    • Gaeilge (Irish)
    • Українська (Ukrainian)
    • اردو (Urdu)
    • Magyar (Hungarian)
    • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
    • Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Italiano (Italian)
    • தமிழ் (Tamil)
    • Türkçe (Turkish)
    • తెలుగు (Telugu)
    • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
    • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
    • Čeština (Czech)
    • Polski (Polish)
    • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Românește (Romanian)
    • Nederlands (Dutch)
    • Ελληνικά (Greek)
    • Latinum (Latin)
    • Svenska (Swedish)
    • Dansk (Danish)
    • Suomi (Finnish)
    • فارسی (Persian)
    • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
    • հայերեն (Armenian)
    • Norsk (Norwegian)
    • English (English)

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add this poem to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "Day Break" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 27 Apr. 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem/119445/day-break>.

    Powered by CITE.ME Cite.Me

    Become a member!

    Join our community of poets and poetry lovers to share your work and offer feedback and encouragement to writers all over the world!

    More poems by

    Gladys Shaw

    »

    April 2024

    Poetry Contest

    Join our monthly contest for an opportunity to win cash prizes and attain global acclaim for your talent.
    3
    days
    14
    hours
    51
    minutes
    121 entries submitted — 29 remaining

    Special Program

    Earn Rewards!

    Unlock exciting rewards such as a free mug and free contest pass by commenting on fellow members' poems today!

    Our awesome collection of

    Promoted Poems

    »

    Browse Poetry.com

    #ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

    Quiz

    Are you a poetry master?

    »
    Who wrote the poem "Ozymandias"?
    A Rudyard Kipling
    B William Wordsworth
    C Percy Bysshe Shelley
    D Rainer Maria Rilke