Fleeing Emptiness

Moon is still behind glum clouds Sullen is the garb of a silent sky So much like how he feels tonight Anxious in the night laden in dark Stars are opaquely hanging listless Like the glimmer of her grieved vibes Dimming in saddened teary eyes Refusing to proffer a happy smile A chatter heard from birds’ nest Breaks their muffled silence Quivering pulse of anguished feelings Rattling summer’s lavender dreams Drifting away in coral winds From fragrant garden’s ruby appeal A lone bird now leaves its abode And sits close by, staring at him Ambivalent of travails it heard Unsure to yield, unwilling to leave Bawl of strife’s persistent despair Slowly fades in decaying night As moon is starting to pierce dark, So are the twinkles of distant stars Waning in purple of rising dawn Glinting on blush of the tinted arc Seeing the lone bird sprinting above Spanning wings in blazing speed Fleeing emptiness of vacant scene Much like him… way ahead of him July 12, 2020 July Na Or Hm Poetry Contest Sponsor: Constance La France Hm received in contest judged on 7/14/2020 Contest Name: Completely New (9) Any Form Any Theme