Midnight. At the windowsill,
Moon reminds me.
Sprinkling silver pixie dust,
Lighting up the path
For Words to find me.
…
Sleep spreads its blanket
On the neighbouring bed.
Enraged Jealousy urges me
To shake awake
The Sleepyhead.
…
Muse nudges the
Story hiding within.
Spying the pen, she retreats,
Fearful of the ever-
judging Punctuation.
…
Sleep warns Desperation–
Inching towards her patrons
to seek help.
Sense prevails.
Who wants grumbly audience?
…
Responsibility cautions
To wait for the first light.
Unacceptable though,
I watch Moon sitting on the windowsill,
Sprinkling moonlight.
Author’s note: I have not learnt writing poetry, but I dabble with it sometimes.
- I have tried a 1-2, 1-2-3 dancing style here.
- Personification is meant to build a crowd on an otherwise quiet, lonely night.
- I have also tried shape-writing to bring a sense of repetition where you return from where you start.
Please let me know which part of it worked and what sucked. 🙂
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My dear Shaily.
Your poem feels truly perfect, Writing is about giving shape to the emotions of the soul, and you do it beautifully: every image breathes life and sensitivity, as if the whole night turned into a stage full of characters.
What you say, and the way you say it, conveys truth, and that’s what makes poetry great. 💖🌷
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Thank you souch, Yvonne! 🤗
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I know nothing about poetry formats, but I was carried along by your words, and can certainly identify with the fascination of moonlight. Nicely done, Shaily.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Thank you, Pete! 😊
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I can’t really decide on the visual aspect because the words are very vivid on their own. Lovely. You should do it more.
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Thank you, Colin! I put my heart out there. Born out of real experience 😂
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Hi Colin, been missing your posts. How is the house coming along?
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Hopefully approaching a winter break in the building work and a chance to get back to normal – at least for a while.
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Winter break!? That long? 😱
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Oh yes. 😬
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I like the visual aspect of it [given that I was trained as a Designer, many years ago] but I’m not best placed to rate the poetry, as I’ve never really ‘got’ poetry 😉 I’m more interested in how I can use language for non-fiction. Cheers, Jon.
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Thanks. Jon! Visual aspect is something that calls to me but this is the first time I have tried it in poetry. 😊
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