Night Poems | Examples of Night Poetry

"God sends pets without wings so no one will suspect they are angels ..."  Unkown Angels come in all sizes Never knowing when they will appear Great fur coats to wear Every day and night of the year Love will spread their...Read the rest...

the sun, having been fixed on the barbed wires of my ranch, is in a state of fear and shock, cause it has blocked the night's path; that's why it will have to be exposed to the night's wrath ...Read the rest...

. 'side the hammock 'neath the glints 'pon mine 'lightened hern...Read the rest...

music lingers streetlights shine stars man and woman sleeping in shadows the library’s closed an intimate voice on the radio as I drive home midnight the spell is cast midnight as I drive home on the radio an intimate voice the library’s closed sleeping in shadows man and woman shine stars streetlights music lingers ...Read the rest...

Winding up the sheet, I just Couldn't sleep! Dragged the sheet outside, Beside the mud puddle, ...Read the rest...

at night, when the blue moon calls out to all wild things, its azure a calming wave in the bottomless screaming night I walk in time and with each furthering step, sweeping strides which pay more mind to...Read the rest...

At night In my room Curtains flap Scraps of black Look like bats Then a snore And a growl – ‘It’s a bear!’ ‘It’s a ghost!’ ‘It’s the fridge,’ says Dad. ...Read the rest...

the darkness of night soft shadows where one can hide perhaps then to dream ...Read the rest...

Amber flares rising at night Beaming the hills with their bright light Slowly fading as they drop And disappear as they stop Inspired by flares fired by the soldiers at night as part of military...Read the rest...

Stars, twinkling like fireflies, senses, Even my heart’s best defenses Can’t prevent the feelings flowing, One heartbeat away, rhythms growing… Moonlight, whispers pearlescent charm, Professing gentle who shan’t harm. Wonder that is always glowing, One heartbeat away, rhythms growing… Celestial nights, sleepless delights Soundless...Read the rest...

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ euphoric dances beneath waxing crescent moon busy shadows breeze undressing the midnight hour to reveal the falling stars...Read the rest...

Low below the foaming seam, Slowly grows a bright red gleam, Only known in my own dreams, Lonely drone of evil schemes. It swims fast, it wont last, But right now it's forever, It kills me, it always sees, Let me go?...Read the rest...

In the dimly lit corners of her existence, She lingered, a ghost in the midst of persistence. From the womb, she was marked, a black sheep born, Destined to wander, forsaken and torn. In childhood's tender grasp, she stood...Read the rest...

Fukuda Chiyo-ni Haiku Fukuda Chiyo-ni (1703-1775) was a celebrated Japanese poet and painter of the Edo period, also known as Kaga no Chiyo. Because morning glories held my well-bucket hostage I went begging for water! —Chiyo-ni, loose translation/interpretation by Michael...Read the rest...

Nights once amiss Now birth cerebral bliss Evenings belong to caring for Oneself Lovely potions and Serums lining the shelf A cup of steam next to a Lover dreaming Worries now a focus of mind-clearing With crosswords or...Read the rest...