oh this is excellent Mihir! I just love the analogy and so will anyone that's ever struggled with sleep (which is everyone at some point or another!). She is a mistress indeed! Great poem! (I can't get my use of '!!!' under control here! ... lol) :-)

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Almost midnight here, so so tired and yet sleep escapes me.

Sleep is not my mistress but my Rainbows End. So so often out of sight and reach.

Brilliant work

Craig

A wonderful piece that draws the reader along teasing with imagery of the mistress then the final twist that the illusive mistress is sleep. Well done on a very clever and captivating write. Milly x

Beautifully rhymed...with a surprise at the end! Enjoyed the piece.

Mihir this is fantastic as always with your works you weave words and sentences together in this majestic way as to take us there with us but this one really tricked me into believing you were in fact waiting for your 'mistress' then bam that ending. It did make me laugh a little as here I am having had like 30mins sleep (01.29 here) and now I'm awake with all the creatures of the night haha

I really liked this a lot. Excellent play on words. Well done-

Congratulations on the win!

Congratulations on your win x

Congratulations Mihir :-)
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Congratulations! This was beautifully written. I really love the last line, it gave me chills.

Congratulations Mihir :)

Congratulations mihir

Congrats on the win

oh my goodness, you really are on a roll. two wins. woahhhhh. I'm so happy for you.
and I need a treat for this. ;)

Ha lovely little twist
Well done

Brilliant. x

Judging Comment

What can I say about this write which has feelings and enticing
images that takes the reader along with the writer. There was
sadness and it made me as a reader feel for the writer’s loneliness
but the ending brought it all into perspective. My…. I really liked
the way this was penned and how sleep was labeled as a mistress!

Congratulations on the win! Well-deserved!
-Emily