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GUARDIAN OF THE NIGHT- POTD


A wild unpredictable stormy night
Harsh wind squeals through window panes
Random deafening claps of thunder
Lightning illuminates the night sky again

Disgruntled angry waves crash loudly
Heavy rain pounds on the roofs slate tiles
Mother nature is enraged tonight
Unrelenting , unforgiving , hostile

Inside the walls of the old stone cottage 
A sacred wood fire blazes bright
Radiating great warmth and infinite comfort
Providing sweet solace as Guardian of the night

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Bill Baker

Date: 7/13/2025 9:48:00 PM

I think I forgot to come back and congratulate you on your POTD, my dear friend. Sorry, Big Hugs Bill

Deb M
Date: 7/20/2025 7:28:00 AM

Thanks my friend! Debx

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 6/23/2025 11:37:00 AM

Wow! Congrats on POTD! You expressed the outside storm and inside safety very nicely!

Deb M
Date: 7/1/2025 2:31:00 AM

Thanks Kim….always lovely to see you….Dex

Paula Goldsmith

Date: 6/22/2025 12:53:00 PM

Sorry, I am late. It has been a crazy week. Congratulations on your POTD win. Hooray!!! What a wonderful write. Love the ending... Hope you are enjoying your wonderful win.............

Deb M
Date: 7/1/2025 2:30:00 AM

Thnkyou so much Paula for your kind words….Debx

Brandy Nicole

Date: 6/20/2025 6:48:00 PM

Congratulations Deb, on receiving Poem of the Day. My best to you, my sweet friend. :) Hugs, Brandy

Deb M
Date: 7/1/2025 2:30:00 AM

Thanks so much sweet Brandy….Debx

Hilda Greenhough

Date: 6/20/2025 2:34:00 PM

A great travel from frightening nature to a secure home. A belated congratulations on POTD.

Deb M
Date: 7/1/2025 2:29:00 AM

Thanks Hilda appreciate that….Debx

Paul Willason

Date: 6/20/2025 2:16:00 PM

Hi Deb, So pleased to see this poem gather in the POTD honor, deservedly so. Great contrast between the menace and chaos let loose outside against the peace and warmth of the fire...holds a message there. Enjoy the recognition my dear friend.

Deb M
Date: 7/1/2025 2:28:00 AM

Thankyou my dear dear friend! Debx

Terry Flood

Date: 6/20/2025 11:36:00 AM

Blimey, Deb. I turn my back for five minutes, and there you are with another POTD. Congrats on that. Has to be said, a blazing wood fire cheers the heart on a stormy night. I know… I used to fish all night… in mid-winter. Congrats again. I’d like to say I’ll be back soon, but circumstance and total brain fog may continue to block my path. :-(

Deb M
Date: 7/1/2025 2:28:00 AM

A fire makes such a wonderful positive difference on a stormy night for sure…thanks so much my funny friend! Debx

Jay Narain

Date: 6/20/2025 11:12:00 AM

Nie poem. Well penned.

Deb M
Date: 7/1/2025 2:26:00 AM

Thanks so much Jay! Debx

Evelyn Judy Buehler

Date: 6/20/2025 10:32:00 AM

This is an amazing poem, Deb! Congratulations on POTD. :)

Deb M
Date: 7/1/2025 2:26:00 AM

Thankyou so much Evelyn …..Debx

Jim Slaughter

Date: 6/20/2025 10:00:00 AM

Great setting for an Edgar Allan Poe story. Congrats on POTD, as well, Deb.

Deb M
Date: 7/1/2025 2:25:00 AM

Haha thanks Jim….Debx

Jennifer Proxenos

Date: 6/20/2025 9:42:00 AM

A comforting ending to a scary stormy night - great and so perfectly described. Congrats dearest friend on POTD. Hugs and blessings, Jennifer

Deb M
Date: 7/1/2025 2:24:00 AM

Aww thanks Jen my lovely friend! Hope you are well…..Debx

Jan Allison

Date: 6/20/2025 9:34:00 AM

excellent ink Deb, living on a little island I can really relate to the imagery in the second stanza. Hugs jan xx

Deb M
Date: 7/1/2025 2:23:00 AM

Thankyou Jan….always lovely to read your comments! Debx

Jim Healey

Date: 6/20/2025 8:02:00 AM

Beautifully done, Deb. Congrats on POTD.

Deb M
Date: 7/1/2025 2:22:00 AM

Thanks so much Jim…Debx

Linda Alice Fowler

Date: 6/20/2025 7:24:00 AM

Hello my sweet friend. So glad to see you here with your POTD! Congratulations! :)

Deb M
Date: 7/1/2025 2:22:00 AM

Hello little Owl lovely to see you and thankyou! Debx

Mike Gentile

Date: 6/20/2025 6:23:00 AM

Deb, congratulations on your POTD honors! I can feel the warmth as I read your lines of such vivid and romantic imagery! So well deserved xxoo

Deb M
Date: 7/1/2025 2:21:00 AM

Thankyou so much Mike…Debx

Tania Kitchin

Date: 6/20/2025 6:00:00 AM

Deb, wonderfully penned. Congratulations on POTD.

Deb M
Date: 7/1/2025 2:20:00 AM

Thankyou so much Tania! Debx

Sara Etgen-Baker

Date: 6/20/2025 3:37:00 AM

returning to congratulate you, Deb, on your POTD designation. Applause!

Deb M
Date: 7/1/2025 2:20:00 AM

Thankyou sara….Debx

Beryl Edmonds

Date: 6/20/2025 1:35:00 AM

Congratulations Deb on receiving the honour of poem of the day. A lovely poem… Beryl

Deb M
Date: 7/1/2025 2:20:00 AM

Thankyou Beryl….Debx

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 6/20/2025 1:33:00 AM

- Congratulations on your p.o.t.d., Deb ... enjoy your day :) - hugs

Deb M
Date: 7/1/2025 2:19:00 AM

Thankyou so much lovely Sunshine…Debx

Anne Winter

Date: 6/20/2025 1:28:00 AM

Dear Deb, congratulations on POTD! Enjoy your special day :)

Deb M
Date: 7/1/2025 2:18:00 AM

Thankyou Anne….Debx

Karen Jones

Date: 6/20/2025 12:36:00 AM

Congratulations on your potd a great write! For me it is spiritual. Enjoy your day in the sun!

Deb M
Date: 7/1/2025 2:18:00 AM

Thankyou so much Karen! Debx

Brandy Nicole

Date: 6/19/2025 6:45:00 PM

Comfort is found, ' inside the walls of the old stone cottage. ' So thankful to have such moments, when the weather misbehaves. The images you paint are so vivid, my dear friend. Many wonderful blessings to you. Hugs, Brandy

Deb M
Date: 7/1/2025 2:17:00 AM

Thankyou sweet Brandy! Debx

Bill Baker

Date: 6/19/2025 2:42:00 PM

Nice imagery Deb, I could feel the soothing warmth of the fire that diminished my fear of the stormy night. Big hugs, Tex Your poet friend in Texas

Deb M
Date: 7/1/2025 2:17:00 AM

Thankyou so much Bill…Debx

Sara Etgen-Baker

Date: 6/19/2025 2:22:00 PM

wonderful imagery and a comforting poem. Loved these words: A sacred wood fire blazes bright Radiating great warmth and infinite comfort Providing great solace as Guardian of the night have a blessed evening, yellow rose

Deb M
Date: 7/1/2025 2:15:00 AM

Thankyou Sara….Debx