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A Black Silk Shawl

As the sun shimmies down blue skies and sets,
clouds streaked with pink, mauve, and grey pave its way.
And the night gets wrapped in a black silk shawl,
whose threads slowly snuff out the light of day.

As Mars and Venus arrive on the scene,
Luna rises to reveal a pocked face.
And twilight dims, setting the stage for dusk,
fixed within the fabric of time and space.

Clouds of bats swarm out of secluded caves
to feast on moths, snatched right out of the air.
And while ebony shadows shift and merge,
yellow eyes in the gloom seemingly stare.

And the haunting hoots of an owl are heard,
as the line between day and night gets blurred.

Copyright © Emile Pinet | Year Posted 2019

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Darlene De Beaulieu Date: 5/22/2020 1:54:00 PM Hello Emile Pinet, you paint a beautiful picture with your words. Enjoy your day my friend. Login to Reply Darlene De Beaulieu Date: 5/24/2020 9:21:00 AM Hello Emile Pinet, you are so welcome. Enjoy your day my friend. i hope all is well with you. Emile Pinet Date: 5/22/2020 2:32:00 PM Thanks Darlene, I appreciate your support my friend, Emile.

Val Brooklyn Rogers Blk Panther Date: 11/17/2019 8:44:00 AM Hey Emile this one is a great poem. I love the descriptive language you use. Bravo. Val Brooklyn Rogers Login to Reply Emile Pinet Date: 11/18/2019 8:27:00 AM Thanks Val, I appreciate your support my friend, Emile.

Arturo Michael Date: 10/18/2019 3:31:00 PM Lovely imagery... Login to Reply Emile Pinet Date: 10/19/2019 8:02:00 AM Thanks Arturo, I appreciate your support my friend, Emile.

Smita Kulkarni Date: 10/12/2019 9:11:00 PM Beautiful imagery! Loved the metaphor; Black silk shawl! Very unusual! Login to Reply Emile Pinet Date: 10/13/2019 9:24:00 AM Thanks Smita, I appreciate your support my friend, Emile.

Georgia Kereopa Date: 10/12/2019 6:54:00 AM Congratulations, I enjoyed reading and the finish was superb, Georgia Login to Reply Emile Pinet Date: 10/12/2019 7:44:00 AM Thanks Georgia, I appreciate your support my friend, Emile.

John Hamilton Date: 10/7/2019 9:32:00 AM Wow Emile, you wrote a captivating sonnet, so excellent the imagery you portrayed, I could see it...visualize it. That's the sign of a wizened poet, the ability to weave words, in this case to a black shawl. Congrats on another win! Login to Reply Emile Pinet Date: 10/7/2019 10:33:00 AM Thanks so much John, you honor me my friend, Emile.

Beautiful Scars Date: 10/1/2019 11:53:00 AM beautiful imagery, loved this dear Emile, well deserved win! :)-luloo Login to Reply Emile Pinet Date: 10/1/2019 2:34:00 PM Thanks Lu Loo, I appreciate your support my friend, Emile.

P.S. Awtry Date: 10/1/2019 10:24:00 AM Many Congratulations! A gorgeous poem! Login to Reply Emile Pinet Date: 10/1/2019 11:04:00 AM Thanks P.S., I appreciate your support my friend, Emile.

Wendy Watson Date: 10/1/2019 9:44:00 AM You’ve done an amazing job to produce such an atmospheric scene using monosyllables, Emile. I’ve often read great sonnets where the rhyming couplet has spoilt the whole but I thought yours was a wonderful way to end. Congratulations! Login to Reply Emile Pinet Date: 10/1/2019 11:03:00 AM Thanks so much Wendy, your words mean a lot to me my friend, Emile.

Jan Allison Date: 10/1/2019 6:57:00 AM Such a superb sonnet emile, no wonder you grabbed the top spot, many con grats:-) Login to Reply Emile Pinet Date: 10/1/2019 11:01:00 AM Thanks Jan, I appreciate your supportive comments my friend, Emile.

Beata Agustin Date: 10/1/2019 12:45:00 AM Congrats! Thanks for sharing your talent. God bless you. Login to Reply Emile Pinet Date: 10/1/2019 7:26:00 AM Thanks Beata, I appreciate it my friend, Emile.

Regina Mcintosh Date: 9/30/2019 8:44:00 PM This is beautiful and deserved a winning spot, Congratulations and bless you Login to Reply Emile Pinet Date: 9/30/2019 8:53:00 PM Thanks Regina, I appreciate it my friend, Emile.

Hilo Poet Date: 9/30/2019 6:11:00 PM The entitled flowed through every stanza, with a perfect emphasis in the concluding couplet, encompassing a thoughtful well-written one-word/syllable sonnet, and as such, can only be accomplished by the best, deserving for first place ~ Aloha always William Login to Reply Emile Pinet Date: 9/30/2019 8:56:00 PM William, you honor me sir and I appreciate it very much, thank you my friend you've made my day, Emile.

Ralph Sergi Date: 9/22/2019 7:55:00 PM Hi Emile: This definitely feels like a winner! Login to Reply Emile Pinet Date: 9/23/2019 10:40:00 AM Thanks Ralph, I appreciate your support my friend, Emile.