In the Stillness of the Night
In the stillness of the night,
A rhythmic echo I can hear
Where peaceful dreams take flight;
A drum, drum, drumming in my ear.
A rhythmic echo I can hear,
A thump, thump, thumping in the hollow of my chest,
A drum, drum, drumming in my ear,
A pump, pump, pumping against my burdened breast.
A thump, thump, thumping in the hollow of my chest,
A tick, tick, ticking from the clock in the hall,
A pump, pump, pumping against my burdened breast;
I hear the lonely sounds, of a hoot owl’s call.
A tick, tick, ticking from the clock in the hall,
A thump, thump, thumping in the hollow of my chest,
I hear the lonely sounds, of a hoot owl’s call
A pump, pump, pumping against my burdened breast.
A thump, thump, thumping in the hollow of my chest
Where peaceful dreams take flight;
A pump, pump, pumping against my burdened breast,
In the stillness of the night.
Date: May 11, 2022
For: A Pantoum of Five Stanzas Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: L. Milton Hankins
Rhymes verified on rhymezone.com
No placement in contest
Date: August 16, 2022
For: "Your second chance 1st poetry contest poetry contest"
Sponsored by: Sotto Poet
Copyright © Paulette Calasibetta | Year Posted 2022
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