Nocturnal
It just occured to me that we are all creatures of the night: Janis, Ruby, Joe, me, Mom. I even married a natural nocturne, Mike. We've passed it on to our children. Our natural rhythm is to stay up late and sleep late. We fight it as we conform to the majority. Most work begins in the morning, school, doctor appointments, etc. We are the minority.Nighttime is introverted, seeking, listening, taking a long deep breath and feeling. It's when we dare to feel, to set aside the brave face or the protective mask. But who are we protecting, ourselves or the ones we encounter throughout the day? How many of us know the real face of anyone? The real face. Is it possible? Would we have the energy to withstand it?
I love the sounds of the night. The high-pitched welp of a fox, dogs barking in answer, an aberrant rooster crowing (perhaps confused by the articial light?), the rustle of birds nesting in the shrubs as I patrol my domain, settling down when they realize it's me. We are familiar with each other. Even the background noise of the trucks seems benign as I imagine other nocturnals driving through the night until they reach the morning. Nighttime feels different. How different are we that prefer it? Are we attuned to a different frequency of the collective consciousness? The vibrations of the night are different from the day.
posted by Jennifer @ 12:46 AM
2 Comments:
Very thoughtful, indeed.
Yes, I prefer the night. Being away from others and not having to hear the loud noises from the waking crowd of day. I detest loud noises! I miss the quiet of the home I have in the mountains and the dark skys that so magnificently show the stars and wonders that fall within our atmosphere.
I adored the times I sat on the deck at night, the glass of wine, the looks up into the heavens and listening to the sounds coming from the deepest dark woods that surrounded me.
I think better at night, my poetry is inspired during those times and I can come to grips with myself and the world that plages me.
I prefer to work in the night. Problem is if I chose to stay at cleaning office buildings and the likes, that works well. However, having to be in the office to call clients, call arounds and run the business with the rest of the day crowd, I have to do as you say...fight to be there. I work faster when working in the night, alone at the job sites with no interruptions or working on my computer.
Very thoughtful and thank you for sharing.
Wishing you moonbeams and happiness.
You, too?!!! Wow, it really does run in the family! Speaking of nocturnal... I really DO need to get to bed. I'm supposed to get up in 4 hrs! Augh! 'Night!
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