Night Light

By my intimacy with nature I find myself withdrawn from man. My interest in the sun and the moon, in the morning and the evening, compels me to solitude. - Thoreau

Image: Teahub

the sun lies down in a moral malaise

as the blinds are pulled down on another spent day

leaving the change on the dresser of the horizon

a primordial moon dons its pensive pajamas

its shiny, bald head like an overflowing goblet of fine wine

an eclectic, electric ball in a now empty disco hall

hugging and kissing what's left of the skyline

clouds occasionally drift by like the benevolent, bated breath of angels

nowhere else to go but to this nocturnal show

stars swagger a scintillating lullaby

like champagne bubbles from a popped cork of drowsy dreams

the tired head of sleepy innocence bobbing up and down like porcelain horses in a celestial merry-go-round

trying to stay awake

each kissing a crimson canopy of firmament like untethered kites

their mascaraed eyes blinkling

lipsticked lips puckered with the kiss of eternity

tucking in faith and embracing all that which is good and right

comforting hearts and focusing hindsight

all that which makes lives bright

goodnight

sleep tight

don't let the bedbugs bite

remember to leave on the light

Author's Note

"If the day and the night are such that you greet them with joy, and life emits a fragrance like flowers and sweet-scented herbs, is more elastic, more starry, more immortal - that is your success." - Thoreau

Reviews

[Seriana]

LOVE the alliteration here. Absolutely. This is a favorite piece for sure. It has a dancing feeling to it, then I saw the Jane's addiction and it made me laugh. I get it. The connection is real. There's just something about the night....
A favorite for sure. Thanks for sharing your wonderful work!

[Pete]

thank you seriana for kindness and sharing thoughts. your poetic soul allows you to "get it" ... :)

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Yes,that disco ball went out a long time ago...
and the change on the dresser? obsolete...
love the metaphors in here, so clever.
"a popped cork of champagne dreams"
Yes!

[Pete]

as robin leach said in 'lifestyles of the rich and famous', it's all about the "champagne wishes and caviar dreams ... :)

[tranquilspace]

You described the night very nicely and the replacement of the moon when it's time down to the light of the night, a very lovely piece. Thank you for sharing

[Pete]

thank you for looking up and sharing kindness:)

[tranquilspace]

YOU'RE WELCOME, POSTED POETRY IS MEANT TO BE APPRECIATED

[SheIsMe]

So strikingly written...I was snared and lost in the line "stars swagger a scintillating lullaby". I kept coming back to that line and finding myself seeing exactly that. You are a poetic master.

[Pete]

i'm fond of that line as well. as someone recently reminded me, even though it's dark there is still much to see at night if are willing to look up ... :)