Nighttime

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HWatts

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The heavens declare the glory of God,
and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.




Nighttime

by HWatts


As shadow veils the day in silent grace
and night arrives to take the daylight's place,
sunset turns the west a painted fountain spouting,
then fades sunlight, fades the summer west,
ades birds' singing, fades a distant shouting.

The rising moon emits its pale moonlight
and all the clouds surrounding it turn white.
Wind-blown yellow fields of flowing grain below
bowing with their yields, laden but at rest,
safe in golden rays then softly glow.

And as the moon moves ever on its way,
basking in the starlight it loves best,
it disappears, o'ertaken by the day.

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This poem required forty-seven years to complete. Others I've posted were written in one or two sittings within the last few years. This one is special to me because it began as one of my earlier poems, as a teen, and because I thought it came out rather well in the end. A few years ago, during a somewhat prolific period, I combined and edited lines from the first poem with a second, adding a couple/three new lines to get one poem.

Recycling. Yeah, that's the ticket. Don't throw away or lose your poems, as I did too many times, because when inspiration hits, and you write one of your best in ten minutes and done-n-dusted, that's a nice feeling. But so are the forty-seven year examples, too. And a few spare lines lying around can help the process.

As a self-educated writer, I granted myself the title of Poet Emeritus. :)
 
MegMarch said:
Excellent imagery and rhyme scheme. I really enjoyed reading it.
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Thank you. Your comment reminds me of every school I ever attended - I mean that in a good way - are you a teacher?

I repeated English Comp II three times in college because, well, I'm an idiot. My friends just shook their heads because I made an A each time. They said, "You're an idiot."

"Yeah, I suspected, so your confirmation is quite comforting. I am a happy idiot, though."
 
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