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Open Poetry #48

Night's Sonnet

Tim
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since 1999-06-08

Posts 1794

0 posted 2013-08-25 06:12 PM

Comes now the dark's enshroud of light of day,
As I beside a gently flowing stream
In silence solemn gaze on night's display,
Enraptured in her starlit pulsing dream.
Then from afar, I hear yon whippoorwill,
Sounds forth the distant hymn of once was day,
A sadness in her song, hear if you will,
Day's secrets by the dark now hushed away.
Glow soft the sapphire's of the Milky Way,
With welkin's mysteries by all espied,
No more the memories of fallen day,
As from the light to dark, the world doth glide.
Resigns the day to rise of heaven's might,
With day's defeat, now reigns supreme the night.

Michael

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Member Rara Avis

since 1999-08-13

Posts 7666
California

1 posted 2013-08-25 06:57 PM

Wonderful piece of work here, Tim. And a topic right up my alley. I really enjoyed this one. You make sonnets look easy.

Michael

Nan

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since 1999-05-20

Posts 21191
Cape Cod Massachusetts USA

2 posted 2013-08-25 09:15 PM

Big smiles here - I LOVE Mike's comment. Making it "seem" easy is the best marker of a successful sonnet. Well done, Tim..

Mysteria

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since 2001-03-07

Posts 18328
British Columbia, Canada

3 posted 2013-09-04 09:16 PM

Beautiful!

Marchmadness
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since 2007-09-16

Posts 9271
So. El Monte, California

4 posted 2013-09-21 03:00 PM

A joy to read, Tim.
Ida

poetically ghetto
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since 2004-01-20

Posts 100

5 posted 2013-09-22 03:04 AM

what a poetic wonder you have created here for me this is poetry in its purest form

OwlSA
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since 2005-11-07

Posts 9347
Durban, South Africa

6 posted 2013-09-22 03:19 AM

What a beauty this is, Tim! I literally felt my shoulders relax, as I folded the glorious peace of the night you washed across the sky, around me. I needed this, right now. Thank you.

Owl

Denise

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7 posted 2013-09-28 03:39 AM

Beautiful sonnet, Tim! As always!

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