luddep
Poem Published
1st Mar 2023 1:00am
1st Mar 2023 1:00am
Notes from a cold dark room
On my stomach I l lie
shivering from a cold
on the wall a painting of light
a work from a distant celestial past
Through the painting, the outside blows in
and on the window cill an empty bottle awaits
when the curtain hits glass
a ringing noise fills the room
at the end of day
this steady pulse
will cradle me away
to sounds of a present room
I merge with the sheets
arms and legs turn to chunks of meat
a wall is painted over
and the hook in my cheek
reminds me of the coming morning ...
shivering from a cold
on the wall a painting of light
a work from a distant celestial past
Through the painting, the outside blows in
and on the window cill an empty bottle awaits
when the curtain hits glass
a ringing noise fills the room
at the end of day
this steady pulse
will cradle me away
to sounds of a present room
I merge with the sheets
arms and legs turn to chunks of meat
a wall is painted over
and the hook in my cheek
reminds me of the coming morning ...
#night
#sleep
#myself
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goldenmyst
Poem Published
28th Feb 2023 6:22pm
28th Feb 2023 6:22pm
Coffee Caravan for Midnight Flavors
Coffee Caravan for Midnight Flavors
We bicycle down student row where the bar scene gets in gear while we cruise the path where even police demur.
Rowena says, “I’ll wield a moonbeam sword to swat the ghouls that haunt our space.”
I reply, “With my bike as a horse I’ll joust those devils.”
Rowena says, “What fools we mortals be. With our ten speeds, we will outrun any creatures of the night.”
We ride through the night pitch as the velvet hair of my bicycle girl in our double star whose tresses are ribbons for a Halloween party girl but with...
We bicycle down student row where the bar scene gets in gear while we cruise the path where even police demur.
Rowena says, “I’ll wield a moonbeam sword to swat the ghouls that haunt our space.”
I reply, “With my bike as a horse I’ll joust those devils.”
Rowena says, “What fools we mortals be. With our ten speeds, we will outrun any creatures of the night.”
We ride through the night pitch as the velvet hair of my bicycle girl in our double star whose tresses are ribbons for a Halloween party girl but with...
#night
#coffee
#lover
#sensual
#seductive
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rubyredheart
Poem Published
27th Feb 2023 8:01am
27th Feb 2023 8:01am
Hour of the night
Midnight is the time
Given to your name
When my Wondering claws the darkness
hopes to break a sliver
of your sun rays
Free
Gushing light to me
I miss the shapes
Of your lips
When your eyes rediscover
my form
I close my eyes
And see your eyes
Piercing blue
Smile glistening through
Midnight belongs to you
Even though you’re missing
Given to your name
When my Wondering claws the darkness
hopes to break a sliver
of your sun rays
Free
Gushing light to me
I miss the shapes
Of your lips
When your eyes rediscover
my form
I close my eyes
And see your eyes
Piercing blue
Smile glistening through
Midnight belongs to you
Even though you’re missing
#night
#IMissYou
74 reads
luddep
Poem Published
24th Feb 2023 00:20am
24th Feb 2023 00:20am
At an island of light
Inside
a lamp is lit
it’s night
but the heavens got an idea
out there lies a mad galaxy
the air curves and changes shape
in silence
people swarm the streets outside my window
everyone with their head in the clouds
like out of a dream
I step out of bed and write a poem
that starts with: It’s Saturday, it’s February,
and I don't want to die
Inside
a lamp is lit
it's night
but the heavens got an idea
a lamp is lit
it’s night
but the heavens got an idea
out there lies a mad galaxy
the air curves and changes shape
in silence
people swarm the streets outside my window
everyone with their head in the clouds
like out of a dream
I step out of bed and write a poem
that starts with: It’s Saturday, it’s February,
and I don't want to die
Inside
a lamp is lit
it's night
but the heavens got an idea
#loneliness
#sky
#clouds
#night
#sleep
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Ownly_Human
Poem Published
23rd Feb 2023 3:43am
23rd Feb 2023 3:43am
Carolina Moon
I want to vanish in the night with you
beneath the stars and a Carolina moon
To lie upon this velvet dream of blue ...
by your side
I've been waiting all night for you to rise
hide beneath the darkness
till I make you mine
Before the sunrise and I realize...
It's time to go
This moon above is looming ever near
Whisper words and release my fear
Sweet southern phrases dripping
from your lips...
Beneath this Carolina moon
beneath the stars and a Carolina moon
To lie upon this velvet dream of blue ...
by your side
I've been waiting all night for you to rise
hide beneath the darkness
till I make you mine
Before the sunrise and I realize...
It's time to go
This moon above is looming ever near
Whisper words and release my fear
Sweet southern phrases dripping
from your lips...
Beneath this Carolina moon
#love
#beauty
#moon #night
#moon #night
114 reads
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ImperfectedStone
The Gardener
The Gardener
Poem Published
18th Feb 2023 2:38am
18th Feb 2023 2:38am
Reflect
Sometimes the moon is a delinquent
who rains down neon destiny,
illuminates new pages,
and the Goddess doesn't seem so far away,
nor Persephone in her time with Hades,
nor Lilith, nor Athena.
They all hold hands,
palms stretched to this season
in the sky.
Sometimes we on the ground are kin,
standing in the kingdom of glory,
breaking into new spaces
both dangerous and divine.
Sometimes I am present,
lit by that orbs buttery light.
who rains down neon destiny,
illuminates new pages,
and the Goddess doesn't seem so far away,
nor Persephone in her time with Hades,
nor Lilith, nor Athena.
They all hold hands,
palms stretched to this season
in the sky.
Sometimes we on the ground are kin,
standing in the kingdom of glory,
breaking into new spaces
both dangerous and divine.
Sometimes I am present,
lit by that orbs buttery light.
#happiness
#night
66 reads
1 Comment
veganpoet
Poem Published
15th Feb 2023 4:59pm
15th Feb 2023 4:59pm
Weatherhead
I've spent every moment under the crushing weight
Of a moonless night that I cannot escape
Clouds above my home
As cold winds blow
The darkness of midnight
Corrupts my perception
Of a moonless night that I cannot escape
Clouds above my home
As cold winds blow
The darkness of midnight
Corrupts my perception
#dark
#gothic
#night
#nightmares
#emotions
91 reads
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FATBOY300PLUS
Bumped 15th Feb 2023 5:00am
18th Sep 2020 5:57pm
18th Sep 2020 5:57pm
In The Absence of Light
As Black
And as Beautiful
As the night sky on a country road in the spring time
That peaceful place where the blinding glare from those "big city" lights no longer hide the beauty of the world as God meant it to be seen
Surrounded by a Blackness so total, and deep that sight as a sense becomes irrelevant
And the remaining senses come vibrantly alive and illuminate a world where Darkness is truly magnificent
Where a man can smell the bouquet of newly blooming flowers
Taste the fresh flavor of the clean air around him
Hear the flow...
And as Beautiful
As the night sky on a country road in the spring time
That peaceful place where the blinding glare from those "big city" lights no longer hide the beauty of the world as God meant it to be seen
Surrounded by a Blackness so total, and deep that sight as a sense becomes irrelevant
And the remaining senses come vibrantly alive and illuminate a world where Darkness is truly magnificent
Where a man can smell the bouquet of newly blooming flowers
Taste the fresh flavor of the clean air around him
Hear the flow...
#happiness
#strength
#spring #night
#spring #night
423 reads
9 Comments
ThePalestRider
Poem Published
14th Feb 2023 5:50pm
14th Feb 2023 5:50pm
Creeping Dread
Stills from the stygian night
Not a glimmer of the moons light
Full dark and dead stars
Ebony miasma wide and far
Anathema to the sun
Insidious and deadlier than the gun
Slithering mass of envy and hate
Moving when the hour grows late
The air still and stark
Can you not hear the growls in the dark
Uncertainty about what is alive or dead
Silence it brings with the creeping Dread
Not a glimmer of the moons light
Full dark and dead stars
Ebony miasma wide and far
Anathema to the sun
Insidious and deadlier than the gun
Slithering mass of envy and hate
Moving when the hour grows late
The air still and stark
Can you not hear the growls in the dark
Uncertainty about what is alive or dead
Silence it brings with the creeping Dread
#dark
#night
#shadows
#rhyming
#scary
64 reads
2 Comments
ThePalestRider
Poem Published
13th Feb 2023 7:10pm
13th Feb 2023 7:10pm
Where doth the road lie
Dragging through the shadowy night
On a pondering a day's plight
Eyes towards the ground
Not noticing the creeping sound
On the opposite path
Tis a brigand or drunk wrath?
Nay but a smiling face
A welcome sight in this ebony place
Hear the stranger's request
Ridiculous it is surely they jest
Asking for a few years of your life
In exchange decades free from ruin and strife
Yet why do the eyes betray a thirst
A hasty decline to avoid the worst ...
On a pondering a day's plight
Eyes towards the ground
Not noticing the creeping sound
On the opposite path
Tis a brigand or drunk wrath?
Nay but a smiling face
A welcome sight in this ebony place
Hear the stranger's request
Ridiculous it is surely they jest
Asking for a few years of your life
In exchange decades free from ruin and strife
Yet why do the eyes betray a thirst
A hasty decline to avoid the worst ...
#dark
#night
#rhyming
#scary
#horror
50 reads
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Elenore
Poem Published
12th Feb 2023 6:01am
12th Feb 2023 6:01am
Inaudible Lyrics
Do you think the words will cling in their throat? Are we all convinced we're good enough? Will our language be left unspoken? Will they choke on their own voices?
From the end of time forward know that you're still vulnerable. Your life will not let you forget. Pleasure and pain are the best place to hide. Chance is steady and change is a distraction.
Continue onward through the dark night. Contemplate your prayers with reverence and respect. Put your heart in control. Search the seasons for peace.
From the end of time forward know that you're still vulnerable. Your life will not let you forget. Pleasure and pain are the best place to hide. Chance is steady and change is a distraction.
Continue onward through the dark night. Contemplate your prayers with reverence and respect. Put your heart in control. Search the seasons for peace.
#dark
#night
#spiritual #SelfReflection
#spiritual #SelfReflection
51 reads
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BlueBeastGirl
Beasty
Beasty
Poem Published
11th Feb 2023 10:41am
11th Feb 2023 10:41am
Back Up Plan Friendship
I'm wondering where I'm at right now
On the raggedy back up plan list of yours
Am I the first you reach out to when this happens?
The second? Third? Which number am I?
It's always the same story of failed times spent with others
Why do you do you even do that? To point it out
You really needn't go so far out of your way
To make it known spending time with me is second
I wonder if you stare at your phone when they cancel
And ponder who to message to replace them
You make such a fuss that we don't hang out
There's a certain level...
On the raggedy back up plan list of yours
Am I the first you reach out to when this happens?
The second? Third? Which number am I?
It's always the same story of failed times spent with others
Why do you do you even do that? To point it out
You really needn't go so far out of your way
To make it known spending time with me is second
I wonder if you stare at your phone when they cancel
And ponder who to message to replace them
You make such a fuss that we don't hang out
There's a certain level...
#sadness
#friendship
#night
#frustration
#confusion
95 reads
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