Night's Palette

A turquoise sky marbled with wisps of Xanadu clouds,
Framing smudges of magenta layered over wrinkles of denim,
Smeared above remnants of a setting orb
Outlining silhouettes of barren limbs stretching into space.

Let’s walk along the shadows wrapped in weary contentment
Hands intertwined in night’s rhapsody
Silently sharing the crescendo of a days demise
As it graciously releases its last breathe into twilight.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009

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Orozco Avatar
May 17, 2009 at 6:06 PM
Beautiful imagery here in this piece! Keep on writting please! - jeremiah
Köhp Avatar
May 15, 2009 at 8:45 AM
The imagery here is breath-taking. Especially in the first stanza. It has a beat to it which makes you read it really quickly. Like being excited or scared. But then the seond stanza slows right down, like a kind of "ok, let's talk" image. I love that! It makes it so choppy and adds such depth. An inspiring write and this style definitely suits you. Nathaniel
Devonshire Avatar
May 6, 2009 at 10:21 AM
Love the image of partners with "Hands intertwined in night's rhapsody" as they share "the crescendo of a day's demise." Great writing, Lena! Love, Carolyn
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