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Moonlight and stars alleviate insomnia

February 23, 2016 4

The ethereal calm of moonlight diffuses the sharp edges of the day. On Sunday night Fjord (8) was plagued with insomnia, despite his bedtime rooibos and chamomile tea which usually does the trick. I tried something different and it worked wonders. I took him outside and we lay on a blanket together. Clouds luminous with moonlight scudded across the starscape, …

A South African wife, poet and mother. Sula was the founding member of the Durban Live Poets Society (LiPS) in 1995 which she headed until leaving Durban in 2000. She has had journal extracts published in Fair Lady Magazine and in the anthology “Glass Jars Among Trees” and her poetry, for which she has won several prizes, has been published in various South African and international anthologies. Sula is a loving mother to 4 children and loves hiking, the outdoors, reading, writing, cooking, baking and sewing. (written by my husband :) ) You can e-mail Sula at sula1968@gmail.com