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Night Comes

Softly and sadly
Up on the knoll;
The vesper bell
Begins to toll.

Lock all the doors
Blow out the light;
The hour is late
Sleep comes with the night.

Close all the windows
Smother the fire;
Sound slips into silence
When mortals retire.

Downstairs is deserted
No one in the hall
Nirvana of sleep
Rules over all.

A day's work completed
Now done like the day;
Rest is now needed
For those made of clay.

How soft is the night
Where dark shadows fall;
The seduction of sleep
Captures us all.


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  1. Date: 3/31/2013 8:23:00 AM

    Hi dearest sista Elize.. how are you.. am coming by to wish you a very happy Easter .. and i enjoyed so much this piece.. very beautifully written <3 :) much luv and big hugs <3 Sk

  1. Date: 3/10/2013 9:33:00 AM

    I know nothing that could be added to call this poem perfect. It grabbed me and sent beautiful vibes searching for my soul.... You are terrific..... Jake

  1. Date: 1/1/2013 3:19:00 AM

    Beautiful poetry as usual. I always love reading your verse. Your words speak from your soul. Thank you for your kind words re my poem. I haven't been on this site for a very long time. Have published 5 books and only going to do one more. After that, am rewriting a self help book on "Power" and continuing to give lectures. Hope you had a wonderful Christmas, and I wish you a fabulous 2013. Luv, Maureen x

  1. Date: 12/15/2012 10:04:00 PM

    Great,,,, I love it ;}

  1. Date: 12/9/2012 11:07:00 AM

    Nothing beats a good nights sleep..[you know I do not think I write good haiku ;) I just think they now ARE haiku ;)..that's as far as I feel I have gotten] Light & Love

  1. Date: 12/9/2012 8:34:00 AM

    my dear sweet Elize,,,thank you for your visit apprecaite so much your beautiful verse.. may all the beautiful days be yours ever <3 <3 <3 luv and hugs :) SK

  1. Date: 12/8/2012 5:39:00 PM

    Wow, what a great write and read Elizabeth. Enjoyed reading it this evening. Rollo

  1. Date: 12/7/2012 8:54:00 AM

    hi dearest Elize,,beautiful piece of yours ..delighted my night,,,enjoyed so much reading this tonight...:) <3<3<3 have a fabulous days :)

  1. Date: 12/5/2012 6:41:00 PM

    A sweet write Elizabeth! Light & Love

  1. Date: 12/5/2012 12:52:00 AM

    Rhyme is my favorite too, and you do it so well. Thank you

  1. Date: 12/3/2012 11:17:00 AM

    I had to laugh at what I said. People say I have a flare for making comments. And that comment fits this poem. Dispight it's seriousness.

  1. Date: 12/2/2012 10:09:00 AM

    Beautifully written, lovely rhyme is your poem. Time is short so quickly trying to comment on a few today. love phyl

  1. Date: 11/30/2012 1:20:00 PM

    What Can I say? Just me...That so many of your fans haven't said... before me? That I love Your words ...that come from someplace I could long to be...Deep inside You...in all humility..

  1. Date: 11/29/2012 9:30:00 AM

    Terrific write Elizabeth. Hugs

  1. Date: 11/29/2012 1:49:00 AM

    very nice. well done.

  1. Date: 11/28/2012 2:17:00 PM

    There is a sense of foreboding here that makes sleep escape that much more comforting. As I grow older the mystery and foreboding of the night, of the lack of light becomes stronger. As usual, Liz, you are something else. Love, daver

  1. Date: 11/25/2012 2:20:00 PM

    A beautifully delivered poem! You are awesome Elizabeth! Thank you for sharing.

  1. Date: 11/25/2012 12:29:00 PM

    Beautiful words, beautiful images, beautiful poem... Terry

  1. Date: 11/24/2012 11:10:00 AM

    Opps! I thought I commented on this write already? Good thing I decided to come back to read your fine works.Because of course I can't stay away... :o)

  1. Date: 11/23/2012 6:19:00 AM

    A lady that was born to write poetry, stunningly beautiful Elizabeth, I love the bodies made of clay, I have an image of myself made of clay sleeping on my pillow, having clay dreams, smile, you do this to me, how lovely, vie xxxx

  1. Date: 11/19/2012 12:55:00 AM

    No one is permanent, every one is to go, so seduction of sleep will capture all one by one. It's universal poem. I think that the days which are passing now should be enjoyed with this wonderful world. Thanks for your comment. Loved always, bl

  1. Date: 11/17/2012 1:34:00 PM

    Lizzie that is a darn good poem and my husband and I were just talking about how lots of poets have trouble sleeping at night. Must be the mind that doesn't want to shut down. Anyway a jem of a poem. love phyl

  1. Date: 11/15/2012 9:07:00 AM

    Hi Elizabeth... If you look under "Community" you will see they added the Top 100 poems.....best wishes

  1. Date: 11/15/2012 4:56:00 AM

    Lizzie, so much to take in from this gem. Silly me should have read this last night when I couldn't sleep. Hope you are having a wonderful week :) love W

  1. Date: 11/15/2012 2:44:00 AM

    nirvana of sleep ..elizabeth u r amazing ..your poetry captures every essence of humanity .. thankxx for sweet comments on my work..we r still picking up pieces from hurricane Sandy and her devastation luv .. our home has minimal damage and all life safe but two neighbors not so lucky ..lost much .. we r trying to help those still without power .. poetry is my saving grace luv..

  1. Date: 11/14/2012 7:44:00 PM

    glad to see you in the top 100 Elizabeth

  1. Date: 11/14/2012 9:48:00 AM

    I see one slipping into death, no more sound, no one around, work done..."captures us all" - no one escapes. Yes, and how the night lures us into the dress rehearsal, sleep. Will we dream in Heaven? Is Heaven the dream? Lovely and thought provoking, John

  1. Date: 11/14/2012 8:12:00 AM

    So many great images here, the way you created the mood I was expecting it to be scary, I like the direction you went. Well done, I really enjoyed reading your poem.

  1. Date: 11/14/2012 7:25:00 AM

    I started writing haiku because a writer friend of mine (going through depression) was told the best way to handle life whallops was to live in the "now." Not thinking of the past or the future. Just the now. My early haiku was written in past tense but its purpose was to re-enter that memory, condense it into a profound observation and to be completely emmerced in the moment. It is so HARD for me, because I am a wordy-girl. Yet I love the energy of the short form. Centers the poet. xox Cyndi

  1. Date: 11/14/2012 6:52:00 AM

    I remember reading this the other day. I thought I had commented on it but I guess I was mistaken. I remember enjoying the following expressions: "Nirvana of sleep", "those made of clay", and "seduction of sleep". Wonderful read.

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