Mellow Grows The Night

Grows the night when breath lays quietly
On obscure places fluid as winds,
Where clouds of rest become a hammock
Lulling my frayed veins with lemon tea.

Eve mellows allowing surrender 
|ts hypnotic intoxication 
The exchange of matter and being--
For across the distance ...grows the night.

~cl
Copyright © | Year Posted 2026

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Dietrich Avatar
January 10, 2026 at 9:39 AM
Soupmail quickly
Hind Avatar
January 8, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Lovely!!
Dietrich Avatar
January 4, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Love this imagery, Nette. Thanks for your example. Thanks for my recent placement. your contests are so inspiring
Dietrich Avatar
January 7, 2026 at 11:45 AM
I will shoot you a soupmail on something
Onclaud Avatar
January 4, 2026 at 6:01 PM
the first mention of the selected phrase goes into line 1... the repeated one can be included anywhere between line 2 and 9, andie...
Rodgers Avatar
January 4, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Happy New Year, Nette. Oh, the hammock of clouds lulls frayed veins with lemon tea, the hypnotic surrender as night stretches across the distance. What a tender pull toward rest amid the chaos we all carry. Winter Blessings, Dear Nette, Daniel
Goldsmith Avatar
January 4, 2026 at 10:18 AM
Your "Mellow Grows The Night" is a wonderful write. I enjoyed reading. Have a Blessed Day/Week Writing Away......................
La France Avatar
January 4, 2026 at 9:16 AM
Nette, your poem is lovely, Constance
Parker Avatar
January 4, 2026 at 5:30 AM
Nette, this is the most serene poem I've read in a while...a captured moment of bliss
Boles Avatar
January 3, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Sedate, soothing...Serene. I enjoyed this!...ab
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