1.
Daylight
though it throbs
stabs behind the eyes
is still a release from the dark
and the twittering
flickering dreams
of horror and pain.
2.
Rain falls in gentle showers
from blue and white skies
barely tarnishing the gold of dandelions
the sheen of green shoots
and the indigo spears
of midnight muscari
stand unchanged.
3.
Deranged visions crash finally
into damp earth
drip from glossy leaves
sun-glittering
and I can pick out the warblers’ song
the woodpeckers stare quizzically
waiting for me to leave.
Jane Dougherty Writes 
I don’t know if he had migraines, but I pictured Van Gogh. Beautiful images.
I hope you feel better.
I don’t think I could write poems with a migraine. I used to get awful headaches that made me sick.
If he didn’t have migraines he certainly had other problems!
It’s easing off thanks. Been quite a day. It sounds as though you maybe had migraines, similar anyway.
I like to write down how I feel because the migraine distorts things so much, but I can’t be on the screen for very long.
Mine seem to have been hormonal. I don’t get them like that anymore.
I’m glad you’re feeling better!
Thank you 🙂
Mine used to be hormonal. Now they’ve picked a different subject 😦
You’re welcome.
That’s rather rude of them. 🙂
Talk about out-staying your welcome…
Yes, really!
🙂
I’ve only had one in my life and have great empathy for anyone who has had or continues to have them. I once saw an art exhibit of paintings done my migraine sufferers, trying to show what it felt like and they were stunning and powerful
They’re no fun, but they induce weird visuals, especially in dreams and half-sleeping. Paintings of migraines I imagine would be like a light show, or bright photos in negative.
I hope your migraine leaves very soon 💜💜
It’s going, thanks, Willow xxx
Thank goodness 💜💜
Just in time for bed 🙂
I hope you slept well 🌹🌹
Thanks Willow. Not really. It’s not quite gone, still shooting off fireworks in the night.
Don’t suffer too long Jane, seek medical help 💜💜
I already have the miracle tablets. They usually work, just sometimes the wretched thing comes back.
I do hate migraines they are so unpredictable, hope this one clears soon 💜
Thanks Willow. I hope so too. As you say, you can never be sure you’re in the clear.
Very true 💜
Beautiful. I guess writing might be some distraction from the debilitating pain.
Thanks Punam. I try to jot it down quickly as the sensation is often so strange, but can’t use the screen for more than a few minutes before the head starts screaming. It’s calmed down now, and I hope it doesn’t come back!
You are welcome, Jane. Good to know you are better now. Yes, using screen can aggravate it.
It’s the concentration more than the light, for me. I have the screen very dim permanently because I don’t like bright light. But thought patterns are all over the place.
That can be unsettling.
It’s very frustrating. Especially when speech becomes difficult. I can really empathise with stroke victims.
Your imagery is always so vivid, I feel like I’m inside it too. My older daughter has migraines so I know how they can upend everything. Hopefully it’s gone by now. (K)
Thank you. It’s not quite gone but manageable. Leaves me feeling very tired. So many people get them it’s extraordinary the economy doesn’t feel it.
We’re always told to soldier on…
Shut up and march.
Oh, Jane. So sorry.
It’s on its way out now, thanks xxx