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Beautiful, the Night

She captures my lingering gaze when rising in epoch sight
to sit upon her regal throne... comes the bewitching night
Never appearing before my eyes as less than perfection
Each hour's passing, heightens the aura of her complexion

I do not fear her shadowed darkness as she hovers e'er long
In her honor, I compose poems, lyrical words as in a song
"She begins blooming at twilight, like sweet jasmine on a hill
Soothing my spiritual soul with warmth when the air is chill

She welcomes the nightingale's song, and the cry of a loon
Reveling in the golden light of Autumn's full harvest moon
Crickets chirp and fireflies glow the moment she appears
She's a black backdrop to showcase fireworks at New Years

To lovers, her beauty sparks the opportunity for romance
Tender kisses and sensual touches are all part of the dance
Some talk of a 'bewitching hour,' but the hands of a clock
do not govern the night until there's the crowing of a cock

Moonlight exposes nightfall, on a pitch canvas it will paint
with brushstrokes of starlight on an ebon sky until the faint
light of dawn awakens the sun, "Rise and dry morning dew.
The night's reign is over and patiently she waits for you."
Copyright © | Year Posted 2023

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Narain Avatar
October 12, 2023 at 10:59 AM
Nice bewitching night poem. Great picture.
Brotherton Avatar
October 11, 2023 at 3:11 PM
A beautiful and haunting poem my friend. Such a magnificent flow and rhyme scheme. Another favorite for me and surely a winner.
Lane Avatar
October 11, 2023 at 3:22 PM
Ahhh, Jerry, if I had an ego, you're be exactly what I'd need to keep it smiling. I don't have one, but your comments do make me smile. Thanks!
Connelly Avatar
October 11, 2023 at 8:24 AM
Truly beautiful Lin. Thanks
Lane Avatar
October 11, 2023 at 9:16 AM
Thanks ever so much, Jeff.
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