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Writer's pictureAlice Carroll

ODE TO NAPS

Updated: Mar 18, 2024

Oh snap, how I love naps.

View them as therapy for PD, perhaps.

Naps make “on” times more “on.”

PD symptoms vary, so pick a style that suits the occasion.

Catnap on the sofa or recliner, with music playing.

or seriously nap, in bed with the white noise whirring.

 

Oh snap, how I love naps.

Scheduling naps is a difficult task.

Planning around meds, meals, and games.

Accept that I’m not missing much or nearly being out of touch.

Independent senior living evening meals draw parades

of walker, scooter, and wheelchair brigades.

Naps help Parkies to be more alert to socially interact.

 

Less likely to nod off mid-sentence, with mouth agape.

Allowing drool to ooze down the chin.

Leaving clothes soaking wet.

A social pariah of the senior set.

Oh snap, how I love naps.

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Keith Trayling
Keith Trayling
Jul 23, 2024

We’ve always called it a ‘pensioner’s ’ it’s a half pensioners if you nap on top of the bed or in a chair and it’s a full pensioner’s if you get in bed under the covers. Read it, love it, smiled at it. Time for a nap

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markcrump2010
markcrump2010
Apr 03, 2024

Can’t beat a good nap and a a good drool 😪

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Darrell Troon
Darrell Troon
Mar 22, 2024

It’s not just the senior set, myself as an under 60 (only just) enjoy a Power Nap 😴

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Alice Carroll
Alice Carroll
Mar 21, 2024

This ode was meant to be funny for the challenge. I'm losing my touch.

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Alison Blevins
Alison Blevins
Mar 19, 2024

Brilliant! I rarely nap but now I' thinking I should try it.😁

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