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The Spirit of Darkness

the winds breathe in evenings soul of darkness and night comes trailing a gown, black and velvety inky i n k y black, deeply mysterious and moonless an endless canopy a deathlike silence a nightingale song calls somewhere a night owl hoots hoot hoot h o o t HOOT . . . lucid silence, a quiescence. N I G H T- a time for prayer and for weeping the spirit of darkness comes creep c r e e p i n g in the quietness and stillness my sleepy eyes close and I pull the curtain of . . . . repose _____________________ May 04, 2023 Poetry/Free Verse/the spirit of darkness Copyright Protected, ID 05-1544-885-04 All Rights Reserved, 2023, Constance La France

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Paige Hind

Date: 5/6/2023 3:18:00 PM

This is beautiful!! Loved it!

Constance La France
Date: 5/6/2023 7:33:00 PM

Paige, thank you so much for the lovely compliment !

Joanna Daniel

Date: 5/5/2023 8:27:00 AM

Excellent, Constance, very moving:)

Constance La France
Date: 5/6/2023 7:33:00 PM

Jo, thank you so much for the nice compliment !

Gordon Mcconnell

Date: 5/4/2023 11:34:00 AM

Great dark deep piece of writing Constance, such fine imagery and as well as telling this so emotionally too. Blessings always,Gordon

Constance La France
Date: 5/4/2023 2:32:00 PM

Gordon, thank you so much for the comment and compliment, blessings!

Lin Lane

Date: 5/4/2023 9:42:00 AM

Constance, this is one of the most moving poems I've read in days. Not just in the sorrowful message, but also in form and the increase of size and spacing of "inky," "hoot" and "creeping." Impressive expressions that gave credence to your emotions. Well done!

Constance La France
Date: 5/4/2023 2:34:00 PM

Lin, thank you so much for the lovely compliment and comment. !