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I came with a roar from the western sky And over the western hill; I shook the rocks as I thundered by, And I bent the woods to my will. I came at two of the village clock, When the night was heavy with mirk; I carried a torch in one of my hands, And in one I carried a dirk. I hid the torch in my folds of rain, Till sudden I showed its glare; I plunged the dirk in the thick of the woods And splintered a pine-tree there. I kindled a fire in the forcst leaves, And put it out with my rain; I leaped with a howi from the western ridge And rushed o’er the western plain. I came at two of the village clock. And raced through the empty street. I slashed the houghs of the arching elms, And the high church tower I beat. I flung my rain through the shingled roofs And into the window—souse! The nightgowned folk with their lamps Hurried around the house. The children snuggled in awesome beds, And trembled to hear my shout; And yet it was pleasant, so safe within, So marvellous wild without. Then away from the town I flung myself, And into the eastern sea, Where the big black waves rose up with a roar And heavily welcomed me. I came and I went at the beck of the Lord, The Lord of storms and of men, And I crouch in my cave at the end of the world Till He beckons me forth again.

Late lies the wintry sun a-bed, A frosty, fiery sleepy-head; Blinks but an hour or two; and then, A blood-red orange, sets again. Before the stars have left the skies, At morning in the dark I rise; And shivering in my nakedness, By the cold candle, bathe and dress. Close by the jolly fire I sit To warm my frozen bones a bit; Or with a reindeer-sled, explore The colder countries round the door. When to go out, my nurse doth wrap Me in my comforter and cap; The cold wind burns my face, and blows Its frosty pepper up my nose. Black are my steps on silver sod; Thick blows my frosty breath abroad; And tree and house, and hill and lake, Are frosted like a wedding cake.

Thunder blossoms gorgeously above our heads, Great, hollow, bell-like flowers, Rumbling in the wind, Stretching clappers to strike our ears . . . Full-lipped flowers Bitten by the sun Bleeding rain Dripping rain like golden honey— And the sweet earth flying from the thunder.

The thunder mutters louder & more loud With quicker motion hay folks ply the rake Ready to burst slow sails the pitch black cloud & all the gang a bigger haycock make To sit beneath—the woodland winds awake The drops so large wet all thro’ in an hour A tiney flood runs down the leaning rake In the sweet hay yet dry the hay folks cower & some beneath the waggon shun the shower.

My mind has thunderstorms, That brood for heavy hours: Until they rain me words, My thoughts are drooping flowers And sulking, silent birds. Yet come, dark thunderstorms, And brood your heavy hours; For when you rain me words, My thoughts are dancing flowers And joyful singing birds.

Wave by wave o'er the sandy bar, Up to the coast lights, glimmering wan, Out of the darkness deep and far, Slowly the tide came creeping on. Through the clamor of billowy strife Another voice went wailing thin; The first faint cry of a new-born life Broke on the night and the tide was in. Wave by wave o'er the sandy bar, Back again from the sleeping town, Back to the darkness deep and far, Slowly the tide went dropping down. Silence lay on the chamber of death; Silence lay on the land about; The last low flutter of weary breath Fell on the night and the tide was out.

I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky, And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by, And the wheel's kick and the wind's song and the white sail's shaking, And a gray mist on the sea's face, and a gray dawn breaking. I must go down to the seas again, for the call of the running tide Is a wild call and a clear call that may not be denied; And all I ask is a windy day with the white clouds flying, And the flung spray and the blown spume, and the sea-gulls crying. I must go down to the seas again, to the vagrant gypsy life, To the gull's way and the whale's way, where the wind's like a whetted knife; And all I ask is a merry yarn from a laughing fellow-rover, And quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick's over.

My mind has thunderstorms, That brood for heavy hours: Until they rain me words, My thoughts are drooping flowers And sulking, silent birds. Yet come, dark thunderstorms, And brood your heavy hours; For when you rain me words, My thoughts are dancing flowers And joyful singing birds.

Let the bird of loudest lay On the sole Arabian tree Herald sad and trumpet be, To whose sound chaste wings obey. But thou shrieking harbinger, Foul precurrer of the fiend, Augur of the fever's end, To this troop come thou not near. From this session interdict Every fowl of tyrant wing, Save the eagle, feather'd king; Keep the obsequy so strict. Let the priest in surplice white, That defunctive music can, Be the death-divining swan, Lest the requiem lack his right. And thou treble-dated crow, That thy sable gender mak'st With the breath thou giv'st and tak'st, 'Mongst our mourners shalt thou go. Here the anthem doth commence: Love and constancy is dead; Phoenix and the Turtle fled In a mutual flame from hence. So they lov'd, as love in twain Had the essence but in one; Two distincts, division none: Number there in love was slain. Hearts remote, yet not asunder; Distance and no space was seen 'Twixt this Turtle and his queen: But in them it were a wonder. So between them love did shine That the Turtle saw his right Flaming in the Phoenix' sight: Either was the other's mine. Property was thus appalled That the self was not the same; Single nature's double name Neither two nor one was called. Reason, in itself confounded, Saw division grow together, To themselves yet either neither, Simple were so well compounded; That it cried, "How true a twain Seemeth this concordant one! Love has reason, reason none, If what parts can so remain." Whereupon it made this threne To the Phoenix and the Dove, Co-supremes and stars of love, As chorus to their tragic scene

Let the bird of loudest lay On the sole Arabian tree Herald sad and trumpet be, To whose sound chaste wings obey. But thou shrieking harbinger, Foul precurrer of the fiend, Augur of the fever's end, To this troop come thou not near. From this session interdict Every fowl of tyrant wing, Save the eagle, feather'd king; Keep the obsequy so strict. Let the priest in surplice white, That defunctive music can, Be the death-divining swan, Lest the requiem lack his right. And thou treble-dated crow, That thy sable gender mak'st With the breath thou giv'st and tak'st, 'Mongst our mourners shalt thou go. Here the anthem doth commence: Love and constancy is dead; Phoenix and the Turtle fled In a mutual flame from hence. So they lov'd, as love in twain Had the essence but in one; Two distincts, division none: Number there in love was slain. Hearts remote, yet not asunder; Distance and no space was seen 'Twixt this Turtle and his queen: But in them it were a wonder. So between them love did shine That the Turtle saw his right Flaming in the Phoenix' sight: Either was the other's mine. Property was thus appalled That the self was not the same; Single nature's double name Neither two nor one was called. Reason, in itself confounded, Saw division grow together, To themselves yet either neither, Simple were so well compounded; That it cried, "How true a twain Seemeth this concordant one! Love has reason, reason none, If what parts can so remain." Whereupon it made this threne To the Phoenix and the Dove, Co-supremes and stars of love, As chorus to their tragic scene

By now, unless you’re living in a cave, you know that lack of sleep has a multitude of unfavorable effects on your health. Not to get heavily into detail, but here are some of the primary culprits: Increased stress Cognitive impairment Higher tendency to be accident prone Adverse cardiovascular effects Increased irritability Lack of ability to concentrate It’s no secret that getting a good night’s sleep is Challenging these days. And the importance of improving your quality of sleep cannot be overstressed. In fact, city governments have long confirmed that noise has adverse effects on quality of sleep and resulting stress.

1 Against the stone breakwater, Only an ominous lapping, While the wind whines overhead, Coming down from the mountain, Whistling between the arbors, the winding terraces; A thin whine of wires, a rattling and flapping of leaves, And the small street-lamp swinging and slamming against the lamp pole. Where have the people gone? There is one light on the mountain. 2 Along the sea-wall, a steady sloshing of the swell, The waves not yet high, but even, Coming closer and closer upon each other; A fine fume of rain driving in from the sea, Riddling the sand, like a wide spray of buckshot, The wind from the sea and the wind from the mountain contending, Flicking the foam from the whitecaps straight upward into the darkness. A time to go home!— And a child's dirty shift billows upward out of an alley, A cat runs from the wind as we do, Between the whitening trees, up Santa Lucia, Where the heavy door unlocks, And our breath comes more easy,— Then a crack of thunder, and the black rain runs over us, over The flat-roofed houses, coming down in gusts, beating The walls, the slatted windows, driving The last watcher indoors, moving the cardplayers closer To their cards, their anisette. 3 We creep to our bed, and its straw mattress. We wait; we listen. The storm lulls off, then redoubles, Bending the trees half-way down to the ground, Shaking loose the last wizened oranges in the orchard, Flattening the limber carnations. A spider eases himself down from a swaying light-bulb, Running over the coverlet, down under the iron bedstead. The bulb goes on and off, weakly. Water roars into the cistern. We lie closer on the gritty pillow, Breathing heavily, hoping— For the great last leap of the wave over the breakwater, The flat boom on the beach of the towering sea-swell, The sudden shudder as the jutting sea-cliff collapses, And the hurricane drives the dead straw into the living pine-tree.

As from the face of heaven the shattered clouds Tumultuous rove, the interminable sky Sublimer swells, and o’er the world expands A purer azure. Through the lightened air A higher luster and a clearer calm, Diffusive, tremble; while, as if in sign Of danger past, a glittering robe of joy, Set off abundant by the yellow ray, Invests the fields; and nature smiles revived. ‘T is beauty all, and grateful song around, Joined to the low of kine, and numerous bleat Of flocks thick-nibbling through the clovered vale: And shall the hymn be marred by thankless man, Most favored; who, with voice articulate, Should lead the chorus of this lower world? Shall man, so soon forgetful of the Hand That hushed the thunder, and serenes the sky, Extinguished fed that spark the tempest waked, That sense of powers exceeding far his own, Ere yet his feeble heart has lost its fears?

My mind has thunderstorms, That brood for heavy hours: Until they rain me words, My thoughts are drooping flowers And sulking, silent birds. Yet come, dark thunderstorms, And brood your heavy hours; For when you rain me words, My thoughts are dancing flowers And joyful singing birds.

Several studies show that listening to nature sounds can have a positive effect on mental health and wellness. In turn, it could help improve sleep quality. Nature sounds might be particularly helpful for those who live in an area where there’s a lot of artificial noise. During a 2017 study, researchers analyzed the differences between artificial sounds and nature sounds on participants’ sleep. They found that nature sounds led to outward-focused brain attention. This is the opposite of inward-focused attention which has been linked to stress, depression, and anxiety. Researchers from the 2017 study also noted that participants’ nervous systems were more relaxed after listening to nature recordings.

A noisy environment can disrupt sleep and increase the risk of long-term health effects. The World Health Organization recommends keeping environmental noise levels below 40 decibels at night. Unfortunately, depending on where you live, it may be impossible to ensure a sufficiently quiet bedroom environment. There is growing interest in using sounds such as music and white noise to reduce the effects of environmental noise. Using sound to improve sleep is an easy, low-cost method with few known side effects. Research so far demonstrates that certain sounds may help people relax for sleep and improve sleep quality, so it’s worth examining how to do so, as well as what sounds work best for sleep. The best sound to fall asleep to depends on your personal preference, as well as your sleep environment and the nature of your sleep problems. You can experiment with smartphone apps, white noise machines, and other methods to find a sound that helps you sleep. Be sure to turn off notifications if you bring your phone into the bedroom. Listening to sounds before sleep may not work for everybody. If your bedroom is completely quiet, you may not need to use any sounds for sleep. Similarly, some people may find that wearing earplugs is enough to block out disruptive noises.

A noisy environment can disrupt sleep and increase the risk of long-term health effects. The World Health Organization recommends keeping environmental noise levels below 40 decibels at night. Unfortunately, depending on where you live, it may be impossible to ensure a sufficiently quiet bedroom environment. There is growing interest in using sounds such as music and white noise to reduce the effects of environmental noise. Using sound to improve sleep is an easy, low-cost method with few known side effects. Research so far demonstrates that certain sounds may help people relax for sleep and improve sleep quality, so it’s worth examining how to do so, as well as what sounds work best for sleep. The best sound to fall asleep to depends on your personal preference, as well as your sleep environment and the nature of your sleep problems. You can experiment with smartphone apps, white noise machines, and other methods to find a sound that helps you sleep. Be sure to turn off notifications if you bring your phone into the bedroom. Listening to sounds before sleep may not work for everybody. If your bedroom is completely quiet, you may not need to use any sounds for sleep. Similarly, some people may find that wearing earplugs is enough to block out disruptive noises.

Getting the right amount of sleep is important for your health and every day brain function. There are several things that can cause disruptions — some of which make it difficult to get back to sleep. If you find that you have difficulty falling asleep, it might be worth tying to incorporate some night sleep sounds into your nighttime routine. It may seem counterintuitive to add ‘noise’ to your room when you can’t sleep, but certain noises can actually help

A noisy environment can disrupt sleep and increase the risk of long-term health effects. The World Health Organization recommends keeping environmental noise levels below 40 decibels at night. Unfortunately, depending on where you live, it may be impossible to ensure a sufficiently quiet bedroom environment. There is growing interest in using sounds such as music and white noise to reduce the effects of environmental noise. Using sound to improve sleep is an easy, low-cost method with few known side effects. Research so far demonstrates that certain sounds may help people relax for sleep and improve sleep quality, so it’s worth examining how to do so, as well as what sounds work best for sleep. The best sound to fall asleep to depends on your personal preference, as well as your sleep environment and the nature of your sleep problems. You can experiment with smartphone apps, white noise machines, and other methods to find a sound that helps you sleep. Be sure to turn off notifications if you bring your phone into the bedroom. Listening to sounds before sleep may not work for everybody. If your bedroom is completely quiet, you may not need to use any sounds for sleep. Similarly, some people may find that wearing earplugs is enough to block out disruptive noises.

Although there is conflicting evidence, some studies have found that music may decrease the time it takes to fall asleep, improve self-reported sleep quality, and increase the proportion of deep sleep. In a recent review, researchers concluded that using music for sleep might be most effective after regularly keeping up the habit for at least three weeks. The authors proposed that integrating music into the bedtime routine gradually teaches the brain to associate bed with relaxation instead of anxiety. In another study, participants also reported that listening to music for sleep could help mask outside noises. Most playlists that are marketed for sleep feature slow, calming music. However, surveys have found that people use many different types of music to fall asleep. The best music for sleep may depend on your personal preference.

As far back as the time of our cave-dwelling ancestors, we humans have considered sounds of nature non-threatening. They’re Calming and Peaceful, and your brain uses them to block out more alarming noises. Nature sounds are more steady and constant, rather than jarring. Abrupt noises, by contrast, jolt you awake and bedevil your efforts to fall asleep. A sudden ringing phone or alarm sound, however, woke participants more quickly and frequently. And while you may think the absence of sound is the best environment for sleep, it seems that gentle nature sounds to fall asleep work much better.

Getting the right amount of sleep is important for your health and every day brain function. There are several things that can cause disruptions — some of which make it difficult to get back to sleep. If you find that you have difficulty falling asleep, it might be worth tying to incorporate some night sleep sounds into your nighttime routine. It may seem counterintuitive to add ‘noise’ to your room when you can’t sleep, but certain noises can actually help

Although there is conflicting evidence, some studies have found that music may decrease the time it takes to fall asleep, improve self-reported sleep quality, and increase the proportion of deep sleep. In a recent review, researchers concluded that using music for sleep might be most effective after regularly keeping up the habit for at least three weeks. The authors proposed that integrating music into the bedtime routine gradually teaches the brain to associate bed with relaxation instead of anxiety. In another study, participants also reported that listening to music for sleep could help mask outside noises. Most playlists that are marketed for sleep feature slow, calming music. However, surveys have found that people use many different types of music to fall asleep. The best music for sleep may depend on your personal preference.