Edward Ibeh Poet Verse

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Winds of Night

                         Oh, winds of night
                  that softly sighs and soothes 
           my skin. Stay with me, why don't you?
             Cool and swoosh away disquietudes
             that might perturb my restful sleep.
         Do away with anxious thoughts gradually
          piling up in a heap, forming a mountain
           in my mind. You see, it's much too big 
                        to hold in all at once.
                         Drive them all out...
                         out of the window
           Let all my worries of the day drift away 
        with you. Do dissolve these white elephants
         in the midnight sky, or scatter them at sea.
              They're no longer useful to me now.
          Blow all my worn-out concerns of the day
               far, far away, so I can count sheep
        and rise with the sun with immaculate mind.
       Steal away everything, but my lovely dream.



Date written: 11/23/2018

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Ink Empress December 15, 2023 at 12:21 AM This is soul stirring and so beautiful and evocative. So happy to see this placed in brians contest. Congratulations Edward Ibeh December 15, 2023 at 4:57 PM Thank you very much, Inky:-)

Line Gauthier February 11, 2021 at 3:14 PM A pleasure to find your lovely poem published in the 2020 PS Anthology, Edward~ Edward Ibeh February 11, 2021 at 4:41 PM Thank you for visiting this poem of mine, Line:-)

Eve Roper December 2, 2018 at 7:41 PM This is a wonderful well written poem, Edward , congratulations on your 1st place win. Edward Ibeh December 2, 2018 at 9:30 PM Thank you very much, Eve!:-)

Funom Makama December 1, 2018 at 12:40 PM Beautiful... So beautiful! Keep it up souper. Edward Ibeh December 1, 2018 at 4:48 PM Thank you so much, Funom!:-) Most obliged.

Chris Green November 23, 2018 at 10:28 AM This was absolutely beautiful Edward. I really enjoyed this. Edward Ibeh November 23, 2018 at 1:48 PM Thank you so much, Chris!:-)

Vijay Pandit November 23, 2018 at 8:51 AM WOW! This is excellent in every way. So much gleams from these words..deep and meaningful. Edward Ibeh November 23, 2018 at 8:54 AM Thank you very much, Vijay!:-) So glad you liked my poem...