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ToNight
by Sheila Roy

Tuesday, June 17, 2008
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Working nights gives me a deep appreciation for a dark sky.

 

Oh ebony night, hold my hand

Crush me in your embrace

`Tis you alone who understands

How I’ve come to dwell in this place

 

Might I join your song of sorrow…

Eerily so divine

I’d gather the moon in my arms

Anxious to make his troubles mine

 

`Tis that lonely whistle of wind

That sways the trees to bend

Should their branches listlessly droop

Their dying roots I’d gladly tend

 

The stars must not lose their glisten

The clouds…their bushy plume

Who would rob celestial gold

And leave the sky a barren tomb

 

Thus, on bended knee, I request…

Your cape of solitude

Your dark visage and nightly friends

Mysteriously fit my mood

 

 

Sheila Roy – Copyright 2008

 

 

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Reviewed by Elizabeth Russo 10/11/2011
Love your concluding stanza the most, Sheila. I love the night and its beauty (and its mystery). Wonderful write! ~Hugs, Elizabeth
Reviewed by Lois Christensen 7/3/2008
I am a kind of night owl, but retired, just cannot sleep good at nights unless taking a prescribed sleeping pill from my dr. It is so long til daylight sometimes, and it disturbs me to no end.
Reviewed by Poetess of The Soul Sheila G 6/27/2008
I miss working nights, YOU feel you OWN the NIGHT! and that is empowering!
Love this heartfelt write Sheila!
I still stay up late into the mornings, just to grab all the inspiration! I still look forward to DAY LIGHT! :)
Write On!
Warmest Blessings and Inner Peace, Warrior Purple Gypsy Passionate Shexooo

STay Positive!
Reviewed by William Bonilla 6/22/2008
A well Penned piece
Love & peace

William
Reviewed by Elizabeth Price 6/20/2008
Reg is right. I've worked night shift and it is dark and dark in mood even if you are in a good mood. You penned it perfectly. excellent. Liz
Reviewed by Regis Auffray 6/18/2008
You have penned a wonderful ode to the night, Sheila. Well done! Much enjoyed. Love and best wishes to you,

Regis
Reviewed by Barbara Smith 6/18/2008
Sheila, I loved that third verse...it's beautiful! This stirred many memories in my mind and brought them to life in my imaginations. A great write.
Reviewed by richard cederberg 6/18/2008
Gorgeous thoughts here, laced together with a hint of classicism. Flows effortlessly too. This, in my realm of experience, is another you Sheila. And I dig it! That special night when inspiration wrapped around your heart and mind and your words became a gem to be treasured.
Blessings ...
Reviewed by Jeanette Cooper 6/18/2008
You've given a wonderful description of "night". The words that tapped deep feelings inside me were " `Tis that lonely whistle of wind" It brought back memories of all those ghost stories my grandmother used to tell.

Reviewed by Felix Perry 6/18/2008
Oh Shiela, you must have been gazing into my heart as well when you wrote this moving saga of midnight blues. I spent most of last night awake listening to thunder and watching the lighting flash across the sky and your poem wonderfully describes the melancholly of the mood I was in. Thank you for sharing.
hugs
fee
Reviewed by Paul Berube 6/18/2008
Sheila,

This is why we call it, "The Graveyard Shift" I love the mystery and the eerie feelings your poem gives me. That 4th verse is my favorite. I hope there are many stars and bright moons to amend those dark overcast nights. Always a pleasure reading your poetry my friend. Peace, Love and Blessings Always, Paul.
Reviewed by George Carroll 6/17/2008
Wonderful the way you capture the darkness of night and put life in it.
Reviewed by Axilea MU 6/17/2008
Lovely, I especially like the end. It gives evocative images that explain what you expect from the night.

Axilea
Reviewed by Karla Dorman, The StormSpinner 6/17/2008
Such a beautifully haunting write - love it, Sheila!

(((HUGS))) and love, Karla.
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