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Out In the Night of Earth

Out in the night
A wolf howls.
Dogs bark and coyotes chatter.
The birds are still;
Silence is their shroud.

Stars twinkle overhead.
Saturn turns and spins like a top.
Nothing is lost in that vast night
While owls hunt,
And bats dart like crooked bullets.

It is a portrait of calm
Predators of the night stalk for meat.
Ears and eyes for the night
Are on full alert.
Death awaits, giving life.

Earth's sustenance is full;
There is enough.
Nothing is wasted in this plan
Of grand nature's design.
Pain is for a moment,
Then life goes on.

The hunter and the hunted
Never sleep,
They only doze in fits and starts.
Soon a killer will be full.
Soon the nightly prey 
Will be silent and torn.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2015

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Maramba Avatar
March 29, 2024 at 6:14 PM
I really enjoyed your writing, with the imagery of your poem I could feel the night
Iannone  Avatar
March 26, 2024 at 2:47 AM
Hi Bill, Truly beautiful. Well-crafted. Thanks for the gift. Don
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