Between the hours of evensong and dawn’s birdsong
Curtains gradually close upon daylight’s presence
The night sky becomes an immense inky backdrop
Twinkling stars and planets peep down from on high
There is such mystery staring into the vast night sky
Darkness is a time for shadows to dally and dance
Minds try to fathom the shifting nature of shapes
Dreamers delve under their cosy duvets to escape
Adventurers enjoy the magic of the quieter hours
Ghostly figures flit and dart from place to place
Unknowns love the freedom to occupy the night
Creative spirits easily bring night’s beauty to life…
Curtains gradually close upon daylight’s presence
The night sky becomes an immense inky backdrop
Twinkling stars and planets peep down from on high
There is such mystery staring into the vast night sky
Darkness is a time for shadows to dally and dance
Minds try to fathom the shifting nature of shapes
Dreamers delve under their cosy duvets to escape
Adventurers enjoy the magic of the quieter hours
Ghostly figures flit and dart from place to place
Unknowns love the freedom to occupy the night
Creative spirits easily bring night’s beauty to life…
Eileen T O’Neill 08/05/2024
This is a beautiful poem, Eileen. I like that darkness is a time for shadows to dally and dance (as I can just visualize this), but my favorite line is the last one... creative spirits easily bring night's beauty to life. Evidence is the poems on the night sky shared here!
ReplyDelete"There is such mystery staring into the vast night sky"...I also believe that the night sky is all about mystery. It reveals how infinity might look. However, 'Creative spirits easily bring night’s beauty to life…' This is so true.
ReplyDeleteNicely done, Eileen! These lines piqued my imagination:
ReplyDelete‘Dreamers delve under their cosy duvets to escape
Adventurers enjoy the magic of the quieter hours
Ghostly figures flit and dart from place to place’.
You have captured so well the mystery of the night sky. And its beauty and inspiration to we earth-dreamers.
ReplyDeleteYou've brought it all so gorgeously to life. Your personifications are perfect.
ReplyDeleteThe night comes beautifully alive under your poetic ministrations, Eileen. Simply brilliant.
ReplyDeleteDora,
DeleteThank you so much for your very kind comment.
Very much appreciated.
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Best wishes, Eileen
This theatrical poem with its subtle rhyme is my new favorite of yours--from the beginning where you set the stage through how you unmask different ways of viewing things of the night. WOW!
ReplyDeleteSo well expressed, the haunting beauty if the night shy. A wonderful write Eileen… 🙂✌🏼🫶🏼
ReplyDeleteThe night is indeed mysterious and you have captures it's beauty. Truedessa
ReplyDeleteOh the mystery of night...you've brought it to life.
ReplyDeleteThis is a great poem full of images that just come alive. Great writing.
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