Best Nighthawks Poems

his distant still palette
of ambient light
painted the silence
of hawks in the night

catching a sadness
that hides in plain sight
in an air of detachment
that hints at their plight.


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Night’s shadow lours upon the world
And the streets are silent like the
Netherworld—without a single
Morning soul to be seen or heard.
But amidst the dimness is a lone
Lit nest serving toffee flavored coffee,
And as the jukebox sings “Do I Worry” ,
Wistful...

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Hopper and his hand
Showing us what
Coffee consumption
looks like, at 3am...
 
With a war waging on…
 
His stroke mastered the
Indemnity
Of the slurp,
The underlying principle
Of 24/7
 
Strangers screaming in silence
And soldiers savaged only hours
ahead
 
The lights of Gotham out,
The painting’s hollow illumination
 
As if it was all...

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