Bedtime poetry for adults
Poetry for reflection and quieter moments, paired with calming narration, immersive Sleep Worlds, and original poems for sleep, relaxation, and quieter nights.
Tonight’s poem
It was the Sunday before last,Continue reading →
and my uniform of green I took off.
The sun was dawning into the night,
a twilight’s soft glow enclosing the park
Featured Poem
Rain, memory, hope, and first light gather along a path toward purpose.
From The Poet’s CollectionRain Drops“Water, too, yearns to become one with the ocean.”Read the complete poem From the journal
Small essays on poetry, imagination, rest, and the curious things that gather at the edge of a day.
Read the note Notes the seasons left behind.
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Why we made it
SleepyTime Poetry began with a simple belief: poetry does not have to be intimidating, and rest does not have to mean emptiness. Sometimes a few carefully chosen words can make the night feel less alone.
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The SleepyTime Poetry app for iPhone
A personalized sleep poetry app for quieter evenings: choose how you feel, offer a memory or strange idea, and let the AI poem generator shape a poem—then hear it narrated inside an immersive world made for reflection and rest.
See how personalized poetry works →Your poem
Tonight the window
keeps one silver secret
for the morning.
