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Night has Fallen

by Thomas K. Hunt

Night has fallen
Risen over dusk
Cooling with comfort
It blankets all of us

Melodies sung from feathers
fade to silence in the night
Wing covered beaks
reposed in shadows far from sight

Moonlit rays, filtered light
seeping cracks, beams of white
velvet breeze, smooth-n-plush
softly rustles through the brush

Images of willing spirits
donned by Luna’s grace
pass the moon to say goodbye
then drift to another place

Blazing trails across the sky
Witnessing final flight
A shooting star burns then dies
freeing wishes to the night

Dreams fill the slowing pace of
cascading light at days end
The sun fades til morrow
Night has fallen again

05/20/2004

Posted on 05/20/2004
Copyright © 2024 Thomas K. Hunt

Member Comments on this Poem
Posted by Anita Mac on 05/20/04 at 04:29 AM

This is so good in a really gentle and sweet way... Good stuff. ~Nita

Posted by Max Bouillet on 05/20/04 at 10:35 PM

You make the night so vivid and alive. The night, to me, is the most magical time of life. Luna's grace is magestic to hold in one's eye throughout her fall into the daylight. Great read that really paints a beautiful picture.

Posted by Mary Ellen Smith on 08/22/05 at 12:57 AM

Mr. Hunt...this is beautiful! Love the tempo, the rhyme, the wonderful use of the english language you employ here!!

Posted by Mara Meade on 01/11/09 at 06:18 AM

After reading it once, I went back and whispered it aloud. Marvelous! Quieting! And gentle.

Posted by Mara Meade on 01/11/09 at 06:18 AM

After reading it once, I went back and whispered it aloud. Marvelous! Quieting! And gentle.

Posted by Glenn Currier on 04/24/13 at 09:53 PM

Wow! I love this. It is a twilight song rising with flying embers... peaceful... as gentle as the breeze. Thanks.

Posted by Chris Sorrenti on 04/27/13 at 09:48 AM

Quite lovely Thomas. And my favourite time of day also. Thanks for posting this.

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