"I can only wonder what it's like to be so well rested, to know that the deep pool of sleep within you -- the somnifer, I suppose it's called -- is filled to the brim."
— Klinkenbourg, Verlyn (b. 1952)
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Date
Jul 18, 2009
Metaphor
"I can only wonder what it's like to be so well rested, to know that the deep pool of sleep within you -- the somnifer, I suppose it's called -- is filled to the brim."
Metaphor in Context
I can only wonder what it's like to be so well rested, to know that the deep pool of sleep within you -- the somnifer, I suppose it's called -- is filled to the brim. I'm a good sleeper. But not compared to the creatures around me. For me, sleep is a kind of orderly embarking. For them, it's a sudden plunge into the somnifer -- a nod, a shudder, and the instantaneous snoring of those that do snore, the dogs, and the silent dozing of the rest. They live in a mirror universe of sleep and waking, and all day long they pass effortlessly back and forth.
(p. 9)
(p. 9)
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Provenance
Reading
Citation
Klinkenbourg, Verlyn. "Daytime Lullaby." The New York Times. July 18, 2009. Week in Review, WK9. <Link to NYTimes.com>
Date of Entry
07/19/2009
