Lonely Is The Night

A Poem by Pete

Consider the moonlight, so civil, yet so savage!. - Thoreau

lonely is the night

covers pulled up high and tight

love nowhere in sight

© 2026 Pete

Author's Note

"I shall be a benefactor, if I conquer some realms from the night... if I can show men that there is some beauty awake while they are asleep." - Thoreau

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Added on February 8, 2026
Last Updated on February 8, 2026

Author

Pete

Boston, MA

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I love reading, writing, music, nature, God and feeling emotion, not necessarily in that order. To me, these things go hand in hand. My favorite writer is Henry David Thoreau. I think he was a geni.. more..