Edge of Night

The dark caress of ravens flight
  Graze the tips of distant clouds
 Where moonbeams touch the edge of night
 And mystery slips behind a shroud

 A violin mourns with pain
 And echoes through the ebon realm
 Notes adrift with sad refrains
 Scatter emotions  which overwhelm

 Two hands of the clock slowly merge
 As midnight bells begin to ring
 From the darkness ravens emerge
 Cawing as they flap their wings

 These harbingers of death and gloom
 Such dark fears they do incite
 With glint of iridescent plume
 As moonbeams touch the edge of night
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  2-24-18
Copyright © | Year Posted 2018


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Date: 4/9/2018 1:58:00 PM
Awesome. Beautiful. A most deserving win, Joseph. Superbly penned.
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Date: 3/4/2018 7:20:00 PM
Joseph I'm not sure exactly how to compliment this. It's so very deep and beautiful. This is a wonderful piece!
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Date: 3/1/2018 8:38:00 PM
So glad to see this won a contest, joseph. Congrats to you. Your imagery was so nice here.
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Date: 3/1/2018 12:21:00 PM
A striking title and lovely dark content of this poem, Joseph. Congrats on your win. Regards // paul
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Date: 2/28/2018 2:53:00 PM
Brilliant Joseph, congratulations...
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Date: 2/27/2018 9:29:00 AM
Congratulations for your nice win Joseph :)
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Date: 2/26/2018 5:16:00 PM
Hi Joseph, You've penned such a well written dark and mysterious write. Congratulations on your winning write. It was well deserved:-) Alexis
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Date: 2/26/2018 11:25:00 AM
Congrats on your win...love the lines violin mourns with pain...well done
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Date: 2/26/2018 1:57:00 AM
Congratulations, Joseph on your win with such a beautiful poem. The line "As moonbeams touch the edge of night" is really nice.
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Date: 2/25/2018 5:52:00 PM
One that long ago was canceled. haha
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Date: 2/25/2018 5:51:00 PM
I love this dark mysterious mood you created with your poem, Joseph. Love the title too. WAsn't it an AMerican soap opera title?
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Date: 2/26/2018 6:25:00 AM
I believe there was Andrea..nice bit of trivia
Date: 2/25/2018 1:28:00 PM
Movingly created, Joseph. Congrats on your win. Janice
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Date: 2/25/2018 6:49:00 AM
- Beautifully written, Joseph :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)
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Date: 2/25/2018 6:40:00 AM
Simply beautiful! Well articulated imagery..moonbeams touching edge of night..great, Joseph.
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Date: 2/24/2018 11:54:00 PM
Nice imagery. Excellent composition.
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Date: 2/24/2018 11:36:00 PM
Enjoyed the imagery you created :)
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Date: 2/24/2018 10:01:00 PM
Saved as fave! I could see the ravens flying off the page! Nicely done, Joseph!
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Date: 2/24/2018 7:41:00 PM
A deep poem Joseph and full of imagery. I can almost see the ravens emerging from the clock as the midnight hour strikes- but perhaps the moonbeams will allay the foreboding...Maria
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Date: 2/24/2018 6:24:00 PM
A deep well written poem this is Joseph :)
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