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Saving Daylight

Suppose for a moment you live in a land,
Amazed at what happens during summer solstice.
Very strange things begin to occur,
Instantly, there is little darkness,
Night that we are so used to
Gone; what is left is the brilliant colors.

Daylight from dusk to dawn to dusk again,
Alight in all its energy and brightness.
Yes, we are north of the sixtieth parallel;
Land of the midnight sun.
I have been here before and seen things,
Gazed upon the horizon, waiting for darkness to reappear,
Holding on to summer in all its life, love and beauty;
To see it ebb once more as daylight fades to night.

© 2015 CM Davidson Pickett

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Skat A

Date: 2/27/2015 10:29:00 PM

C.M.,, CONGRATULATIONS, on your Win :-) ~SKAT~

C.M. Davidson-Pickett
Date: 3/12/2015 11:51:00 PM

Thank you! :-)

Mark Trichet

Date: 2/24/2015 5:33:00 PM

Excellent write CM, it too had a haunting quality about it, for me. Yet strangely beautiful in its longing...well done!

C.M. Davidson-Pickett
Date: 3/12/2015 11:51:00 PM

Thank you Mark, I appreciate your comments... :-)

Debbie Guzzi

Date: 2/23/2015 7:51:00 PM

Congrad's on your win. Light & Love

C.M. Davidson-Pickett
Date: 3/12/2015 11:52:00 PM

Thank you Debbie! Hugs..

Eve Roper

Date: 2/22/2015 9:21:00 PM

Beautiful write, congratulations on your win. Blessings

C.M. Davidson-Pickett
Date: 3/12/2015 11:52:00 PM

Thank you Eve!

Jan Allison

Date: 2/22/2015 7:03:00 PM

lovely to see this beautiful acrostic - many congrats n your win:-) Hugs jan xxx

C.M. Davidson-Pickett
Date: 3/12/2015 11:53:00 PM

Thank you Jan, I appreciate it! Hugs...

Poet Destroyer A

Date: 2/22/2015 6:08:00 PM

CM D.,, Congratulations on your wonderful win. Always ~LINDA~

C.M. Davidson-Pickett
Date: 3/12/2015 11:54:00 PM

Linda, thank you so much! :-)

John Lawless

Date: 2/22/2015 5:11:00 PM

CM, this was a surprise take on the theme. The visuals and wonder of almost constant daylight and the longing "waiting for darkness to reappear" created an eerie touch. Thank you for taking the time to write such a poignant poem for the contest.

C.M. Davidson-Pickett
Date: 3/12/2015 11:58:00 PM

John, thank you for the inspiring theme for this contest, it had me reminiscing about the time I spent living and working in the Canadian Arctic. Spring was always the mystical time that led up to the "midnight sun" we all longed for. As the days turned into days again, we began to long for night once more.