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Best Nighthawk Poems


Nighthawk
A sliver of October moon
sinks slow into the western night
and the life of a billion stars
begin to fade beyond my sight

The black curtain of night dissolves
as colors flare the eastern sky
The glorious hues of morning
proudly herald a new sunrise

Heaven's light spreads o'er the valley
telling all...

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Categories: nighthawk, poems, poetry,
Form: Rhyme
-nighthawk:
The nighthawk that's afraid of the dark
Stays up to protect his heart 
With a mind wired by the creative 
That won’t cease until he finishes his piece 
He draws to put himself at ease 
To give himself peace 

Every night well past twelve 
Putting his...

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Categories: nighthawk, art, fear, sleep,
Form: Free verse

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