Comes the Night

By darkenwolf

Sun, 15 Aug 2010
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Comes the night.

Basking in the setting sun’s warmth,
The air whispers the promise of night’s chill,
A breath of wind, a swift’s quick song,
Ev’n fall comes

A cacophony of crows,
The first bat flits, chasing moths,
Kids trundle home agrumble,
The days too short.

The sun kisses the horizon,
Rays stretching up; fingers agrasp,
To hold the day but a moment longer,
Another battle lost.

Silence settles; all becomes still,
The last stragglers whisper home,
A flash in the gloom, the owl’s hushed call,
Enfolding darkness settles.

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Comments

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on
Hi Darkenwolf, A wonderful description of the evening setting in, then into night. Love it, very descriptive. Jenny.

 

Submitted by darkenwolf on
thanks, it just came to me when i was standing at the back door watching the sun go down ;)

Submitted by MistakenMagic on
Some really lovely imagery in this one darkenwolf, especially loved: 'The sun kisses the horizon, Rays stretching up; fingers agrasp, To hold the day but a moment longer, Another battle lost.' The poem also flows really well, with the similar sounds rolling off the tongue! Magic xxx

 

Submitted by darkenwolf on
high praise indeed! Thanks magic, glad you like it. ;)

Submitted by shoe on
Very atmospheric, Like Magic, I especially like the penultimate stanza. lovely imagery.

 

Submitted by darkenwolf on
Thank you; it just sort of came to me so i put it down on paper and tweaked it a little. ;)

Submitted by russiandoll on
I love 'the sun kisses the horizon', fantastic!

 

Submitted by russiandoll on
I love 'the sun kisses the horizon', fantastic!

 

Submitted by darkenwolf on
Thank you.

Submitted by Highhat on
"To hold the day but a moment longer. . " this is a kind of personification of the sun. Brilliant picture. I can see the sun setting as well (from my verandah)!

Submitted by darkenwolf on
thanks Pia, glad you like it ;)