I worked on a collection of night poems for weeks last year. I could never shape it into what I wanted it to be--even though I tried hard. Sometimes, when I try too hard, my poems seemed forced. I had to put the collection away. Maybe I will work on it again one day. Here are three poems from two different versions of my collection of bedtime poems:
END
OF DAY
Sun
slid down the western sky
as
weary Day bid goodbye.
Then
Dark crept in on velvet toes
after
sleeping Night arose.
PICTURE
WINDOW
My window frames a patch
of sky
where I can watch stars passing by
and see the full moon’s beaming face
smile down on me from outer space.
CITY
NIGHT
When sun has gone,
my city puts her jewels
on--
a necklace of electric
lights
that glitter and glow.
My city sparkles from
head to toe!
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REMINDER: I am giving
away signed copies of my book THINGS TO DO during National Poetry
Month. I will collect the names of people who have commented on my blog posts
each week in April and put them in a bag. Next Sunday, I will draw a name from
the bag of someone who commented on a post that I published during the week of
April 8-14.
Drawing dates: April 22,
29, 30.
Your poetry is comforting.
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