Best Orb Of Night Poems
You ask if I could drive us to the park
where no impediments of man distract.
Fierce gold and dusky pink as sky grows dark -
we witness yet another glorious act.
Creation draws our eyes to skies above -
the artistry and grandeur of the Lord.
The cosmos demonstrates the Father’s love;
a missing soul-piece wondrously restored.
Thou morning sun, ye stars and orb of night,
ye daunting winds inducing clouds to roll
proclaim thy Maker’s beauty, grace, and might;
thy pirouettes declare His firm control.
Ephemeral these scenes that stir the heart;
eternal are the hands that shape the art.
The heavens declare the glory of God;
the skies proclaim the work of his hands.
Psalm 19:1
Written 2018
How comes the moon to shine on high?—
a simple query, so it seems…
Yet though its glow can light the sky,
from where arise those silver beams?
Do we imagine gleaming rays
from self-illumined orb of night
still visible through sunlit days
as drifting earthly satellite?
Albeit a deceptive view
as Parmenides suspected,
mirrors may catch with brilliance true
even radiance reflected.
When Armstrong from Apollo probe
stepped out on ground with grayish tint,
we spied the craters of that globe
along with astronaut footprint.
The moon cannot give off the sheen
of all the sunlight it receives,
for most that falls upon that scene
its regolighic surface thieves.
And what about the face we see
during a lunar crescent phase,
while slivery as it can be
amidst its ever-changing ways?
The rest in ashen glow is lit
by earthshine to that orb we give.
So we spot more than glossy bit
through rebound rays from where we live
that then bounce back to us again.
Its far side, long a mystery,
was photographed on spacecraft, when
the Luna 3 made history.
This abiding lamp nocturnal
glimmers in the darkness dreary,
through our joy or grief infernal,
guiding souls forlorn and weary.
Moonstruck dreamers through the ages
gazed with wonderment up above,
filling endless lyric pages
with euphonious songs of love.
That pearly visage dear to us,
does science take away its thrill
by making matters clear to us?
So much is known already… still
with poesy of clair de lune
we mortals rhapsodize the moon.
~ Harley White
as i sit here
my thoughts thunder
in with the eventide
the orb of night
lights a path
as i walk along
i watch my shadow dance
tree limbs reach towards me
i can almost feel your hands
touching me
tonight's air is warm
like your breath
as it falls against me
i hear the ebb
of your breathing
mingled within
this slight breeze
and i wish you here
fireflies flicker
like stars and your eyes
and i become lost again
deep in my thoughts
the aroma of summertide lingers
through the garden,
i reach for a flower
its petal is moist and soft
like a brush from your lips
i can't help long for you
as the iris closes its petals
and surrenders to night
See the chuckles of your children, something's missing
The quiet days we used to have
The last tears I ever shed
Never know, what brought us to this day
I have no clue or sense
The day when you're tired of life
Your destiny seems to be broken
You, the lost petals of black roses
Nightly, night, the orb of night send its lambency
As your eternal breath continued your journey
Back to the nursery room through the gloom
See the babies asleep on your silent creep
In your second breath, you're gone
I was torn down by the barrier of my sanity
No tears that I was able to drop
For crowds already bathed you with their melancholy
I still see you amid the empty spaces
I still sense you among all of us
Throw some jokes about the bitter sweetness of life
Your eternal breath continues in our time
Yanny Widjanarko
Eternal Breath Free Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Gail Angel Doyle
moon shines in day dreams
orb of night torches stargaze
muse beneath heaven
Written By: Laura Loo
Date Written: April 20, 2016
My Heart Sighs for You
One glorious day you drifted this way
and life was ne'er going to be the same
It was early spring, hearing bluebirds sing
in fervent sun rays that’d burnished for days.
We walked along an enchanted pathway
where wild flowers grew in flamboyant hue
Creatures in their prime having an ace time
in gleeful display as we passed their way.
It became clear we'd become near and dear
our destiny, not a momentary
We sang filled with joy no one could destroy
dancing among sprites till the orb of night.
We sighed when stood on a bridge o'er a brook
reflections entranced as lustrous stars pranced
Phantoms of the night ascended in flight
they'd been awed as we become enamoured.
The magical scenes drifted off downstream
I woke feeling blue, you'd faded from view
Never never land’s where we fly off to
in sweet dreams I constantly dream of you.
It brings on a sigh and still makes me cry
when I memorise our last sad goodbye.
11th July 2021
What Makes You Sigh… Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Chantelle Anne Cooke
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(((Fictional)))
The dark of the night sky: clear, unlimited space
Lights and a bright white moon, of clouds no trace
The mood suddenly changes, the lights are faded
The vault of heaven is raided, the azure invaded
Realization in a flash, the barren moon stands abashed
Now fainthearted, lily-livered, her quiet joy is crashed
Hide not your face behind clouds the color of yellow dirt
I know your phases, feel your moods, I know you`re hurt
Battered, barren, lonely, evanescent orb of night
From your cursed dance peace you`ll never find
But I`ll be your fire eater, one who devours the sun
Artemis, Luna, Diana, your true name knows none
Orb of night
Amaze as we gaze
Bewildered of all you emanate
Our envisions of a man on the moon,
A cow pining to jump over you,
Swiss cheese, a mice day dream
Of scurrying through your craters
Bring the wild out of one’s soul
Or
Are you just here in the silence of the night
To bring dreams of passion desires
Under your satin sheet of glittering stars
Or
To set the mood for romance
Under your watchful eyes
Orb of night
Amaze as we gaze
Bewildered of all you emanate
By:Eve Roper 5/7/2015
I hungered
for your moon
last night-
craved all the things about
you that make you,
well… you.
I craved your twilight and
twinkling stars,
not knowing what I would
taste in return.
Throughout the galaxy,
you emanate all
things good that the universe
offers.
I shall relish the moonbeams
you reflect with such ease.
The cosmos have nothing on
you...
sweetheart.
I thirsted for your moonshine
like a daydream lost in its
slumber.
In the orb of night we shall
become one and idle on into
the constellations.
For no one can be what you are
to me,
and I am everything to you.
The celestial fiery sky will
always know our love.
They will see it for generations
and even after that.
Planetary moments bring us to
where we are today and there
is nothing that can stand in
our way.
I hungered
for your moon
last night-
Brought one spoon for us
to share in the delectableness
of our romance.
When the solar eclipse appears,
we will savor with each gentle bite.
November 6, 2017
The sky is so magnificently beautiful
God's acre of stars cheerful
Moon smiling, sun sleeping
Stars twinkling, universe shining
Orb of night, peeping through the shrouds
Shooting stars dancing across the clouds
In the vault of heaven's serenity
In God's blue celestial extremity
I would love to dance with the night
Count all the stars on a sky flight
Embrace the breathless cosmic space
And look for the everlasting mystical place
Wild blue yonder sky
The afterworld's ultrahigh
Oh great eye of darkness
Pour down milky glow
My beacon of brilliance
Begin the creep show
Come my precious orb of night
Above the shroud of inky fright
Beam my silent pumpkin moon
Guide us as we mount our brooms
Replete me with impure delight
So fellow hags may take their flight
Tonight seems eerily opportune
To scatter nightmares laced with doom
With gothic flair non can compare
Tonight
release
Invoke despair
Shivers tickle mortal spines
vampires decant crimson wine
Come haunting laughter
Insane cries
Come breath on neck
Come hollow eyes
Whispering crones in surreptitious huddles
Mutter their words as cauldron bubbles
Footsteps pacing
Hearts are racing
no idea just what they’re facing
We’ll brew potions
Cause commotions
Cut the veil and drain the oceans
For now we summon hungry ghouls
To terrorise those human fools
Hairs prick up and throats are tight
What joy to watch their dread ignite
Breath in the stench of rotting flesh
Behold they’re rising from their death
Shadows dance on stony beds
Their burning hunger must be fed
Relinquish your celestial power
Gaze down on me as I devour
None escape your watchful gaze
Now set this Halloween ablaze
The Sapient and the Sages
Instilling in the veins of Ages!!
Masked is the armour of love,
Narrating Fables of Gravity thereof!!!
Gravity was never for Mortals!
Moon behold the Earth with Chortles!!
Blazing in the form of Gravity !
Earth Tugged the Moon sans privity!!
For the love of the Orb of Night!!
The Blue Sphere displayed all his might!!
By Bearing the torture of the Wight..!
Although Smoke Blurred Its Sight!!
Gravity was never for Mortals!!
It was the love of Earth for the Moon!!
The Orb of night shines its light of love only on you-
I cannot love another-
Fate has decided that this is the truth-
My heart is determined to love you only-
My soul is connected to you alone-
To seek someone else is a futile endeavor-
A waste of time-
I will love you forever-
I long for your kisses-
They elude me it’s true-
I long to caress you-
Yet this is a dream-
More like a nightmare-
Often it seems-
Your good morning dear I never will hear-
Your goodnight my love will not touch my ears-
The sun is blocked by my cloud of despair-
Like Sisyphus pushing a rock up a hill-
I always will long yet never fulfill-
At best you love me just as a friend-
You find it amusing that I long for your touch-
That I find you attractive-
That I love you so much-
You find it funny that I die at your sight-
I die just a little-
Yes it is true-
I die for wanting yet not having you-
Your spirit, your beauty will haunt me forever-
You are the only-
There can be no other
O' resting on the noon of today, I whisper softly
At late day, I pause from reflection and just be
A newborn dusk writhe upon me gin·ger·ly
Orb of night glow -- the stars sparkle glittery
Through the glazing night luster afar
Thus I pen: Tinkle Dinkle Little Star"
On the afternoon of tomorrow sleep
O' I will awake, and take a breath deep
Evening ends, relax, and wait for peace from the day
At midnight hour, I will be submerging thought in my pray
O' thou now enlighten my poet's mind, flowing clear
Bright as light, in the sky so very dear
Thou morning sun, ye stars and orb of night,
ye daunting winds inducing clouds to roll
proclaim thy Maker’s beauty, grace, and might;
thy pirouettes declare His firm control.