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Entry for Pick-A-Title, Vol 55 poetry Contest: Sponsored by: Edward Ibeh Date wrote 13th Feb 26

Edge of Night

Time, it sometimes can shift at edge of night.
where TV mingles with your drowsing thoughts,
old lovers duke it out in some gunfight;
defending cousins in some ancient forts.

Your mother's arms protect you from wild dogs.
Somewhere, father is asking, "Where’s the beef?"
while you are outside chopping winter's logs
for Mickey Mouse's long-gone coral reef.

And you, upon the couch, view all of this.
You are, you say, superior; supine.
So have been all through time, you reminisce.
Yet more so through consumption of red wine.

The TV will soon die, and you awake.
Then who will witness those that you forsake?
Copyright © | Year Posted 2026

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Radice Avatar
April 21, 2026 at 11:25 PM
It’s been too long since I read a Terry Miller poem. First up I have to say that I love the two opening lines that set the scene so beautifully. The couplet at the end is ‘heroic’ and everything in between is excellent. Your rhyming as usual is on point and I really like the subject. Suffice to say I’m glad I read this today. Cheers - Gary
Crandall Avatar
February 14, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Interesting cool poem, I remember watching Walt Disney with the family on Sunday nights.
Miller Avatar
March 16, 2026 at 4:47 AM
Thank you David
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