Silently in the Night

Silently the night settles in

and the world becomes still.

Without fanfare, on soft cat-like paws,

the night arrived

and drew a curtain upon the day.

Inky black darkness all about

and my weary mind could begin to think.

In the silence my thoughts fly,

on raven wings –

to all the yesteryears gone by.

To the present as stars in the sky,

like tiny lights begin to flicker on.

Soon I know that old moon,

will ascend above the treetops.

As I sit and ponder,

my inspiration ready to spring forth,

I look outside the window

and see my own reflection.

So I wander on closer

and look into the garden.

Pushing the window wide open,

the scented night breezes,

come flying in.

Moonbeams are playing,

with shadows cast by the trees.

Night clouds like dark, mysterious, ships,

go sailing by,

playing hide and seek,

with the moon up high.

Wondering what lies out there,

in the night, in the darkness.

Perhaps spirits from another world,

are dancing in the moonlight.

Owls hooting in tall pine trees,

in shadowy forests –

where gurgling creeks,

go rushing over rocks,

along their way.

Perhaps tiny fairies,

like lightning bugs,

are flitting from flower to flower.

My imagination is set to dancing,

unlike in the light of day.

I like the mystery of the night –

that makes me ponder and think.

Makes me wonder what tomorrow will bring

and poetic words begin to spill out –

like shooting stars flying across the night sky.

I never stop to wonder why,

as so many emotions and feelings –

begin spilling across the page.

No poetic work is ever done,

till the rising of the morning sun.

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Rasma Raisters

I am a poet and writer. I write for many different sites online. I have two published books of poems on Amazon - Poetic Thoughts Fly and On the Wings of Love.

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