'Tis Nineseventeenpm

'Tis nineseventeenPM! On the balcony, in a rocking chair In full twilight surrender Savoring this wonderous time capsule This moment of captivating tranquility So soothing I wish It would freeze in time Sweet nineseventeenPM! Not quite my bedtime But I know Morpheus will soon come calling The wind out here whispering inconceivable secrets To trees darker than the night sky Crickets are chirping beneath the moon Magical nineseventeenPM! I wish for many more moments like this Moths are darting about the lightbulb above me Oh, what a night! I wish Asteria would appear before me And strum her lyre under this twinkling Canopy of innumerous twilight stars So long, nineseventeenPM! The nightjar that sings for me has flown away I feel the arms of Morpheus enfolding me now I don't want to fight my sleepy eyes I intend to revisit you again at nineseventeenPM tomorrow Glory the sky with even more stars! Submitted for... BRIAN'S SELECT B, Any Form, Any Theme Poetry Contest (Winner: 1st Place) Sponsored by Brian Strand Date: 06/11/2020 nineseventeenPM Poetry Contest/Winner(6th Place) Sponsored by: John Lawless Date written and posted: 06/24/2018