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Night Poems | Examples of Night Poetry

Night Poems. Read and share great examples of poetry about the night. This list of night poems is composed of the works of modern poets on PoetrySoup. Read short, long, best, and famous examples of night poetry. This list of works about night is an excellent resource for examples on how to write night poems.
The stranger of the night
I always wonder, when a car drives past, Where they are going, how long the journey will last. Or who they are, the life they have had, What memories they’ve had, both happy and sad. I walk the main...Read the rest...
Categories: night, appreciation, beauty, emotions, feelings,
Form: Rhyme



Premium Member Crickets Comply
Luna rises high into an ebony sky, when bats begin to fly. Silence seeks sounds to amplify; and as crickets comply, Luna rises high. Flashing fireflies nearby start broadcasting lights that mystify, into an ebony sky. Warranting a sigh wolves howl and cry; when bats...Read the rest...
Categories: night, beautiful, change, hyperbole, image,
Form: Verse
Premium Member Grandma's Magical Quilt
A silhouette Backlit by glowing silver-gray Lanky shadow Lurking in my bedroom doorway Arms stretch down, impossibly long Deformed joints, disturbingly wrong Pretending sleep Muscles strain, be utterly still Begin to shake Body trembles against my will I dream, irrationally hope I scream, intentionally? Nope. Shadow...Read the rest...
Categories: childhood, family, fear, night,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member The Machine
Beyond a big, yellow ‘DETOUR’ sign, an enormous machine with flashing amber lights and frightening teeth is grinding asphalt down, moving slowly along the street leaving a grooved wake as it scrapes and gouges its way through a long...Read the rest...
Categories: night, power, sleep, sound,
Form: Free verse
Stars in the Night Sky
As the sunlight fades to black And the air begins to chill ever so slightly I’m laying in the soft grass Staring at the millions of stars And I’m thinking How it seems so unfair That so many struggle...Read the rest...
Categories: night, feelings, growing up, humanity,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member Daisy Darkness
midnight was glowing in recall of antique gold huge yellow daisy pleasures we once knew when dusk daisy glowed redly twirl memory lane golden onyx dark shrouding melancholy moon awakens rapture...Read the rest...
Categories: night, beautiful, flower, life, nature,
Form: Haiku
Premium Member new moon
People came and went all night, welcomed by the warm evening, the 12-piece jazz band, rich restaurant aromas and the boundless night sky. I hear their enthusiasm as they’re escorted to their tables. These Geneva...Read the rest...
Categories: boyfriend, dance, humor, night,
Form: Free verse
Sleepless
I lay awake once again Unable to clear my head. I wish this storm of thoughts would cease, And allow me to go to bed. I dream about the future. I reminisce about the past. I think about things I could...Read the rest...
Categories: funny, good night, imagination,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member SILHIOUETTE
Full Moon...Read the rest...
Categories: moon, night, star,
Form: Quatrain
Premium Member Dancing In The Lamplight
In this guest room I only have this brown king-size blanket To comfort me while I am also cloaking my movements As I am dancing, listening to my headphones as I crank it....Read the rest...
Categories: dance, music, night,
Form: Sijo
Ich mich erinnern
Da war etwas welches ich geschrieben wollen würde, es war aber nicht mehr ganz in mein Gehirne, Lass mich nochmal nachdenken, Über das Gedankgeschenke' Müsse es gewesen sein? Ich schaue auf den Mann der mag mir übel sein, Er hatte aber...Read the rest...
Categories: good night,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Spellcaster
A cabin sees a creature cool from night of crawl and hunt in all of gravely stone and street in tone of light diffused by wane of moon a toothless gum with tutting tongue clicks her...Read the rest...
Categories: magic, moon, night, scary,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Cherry Night
Categories: appreciation, moon, night, sky,
Form: Etheree
Dreams
As the light fades and night draws it's shade, sleep shall conclude your day. You cross the threshold from reality, and enter the world of dreams. Cascading vistas of remembrances, a theater of infinite possibilities not bound by expectations, sans influence or sway. This...Read the rest...
Categories: night, voyage,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member I Woke Up On A Tropical Island
A vacation was needed, off on a cruise we were treated. Great cabin, food, parties and shows, now in a chair with a book about a rose. The seas got really rough, off the desk went our stuff. Into the cold...Read the rest...
Categories: night, drink, food, friend, fun,
Form: Rhyme

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