And the night lives on

By Mistress Morbid

Alone I stand at the shore front
gazing into the water,in a trance by
the light of the moon
reflecting * dancing * enticing
mid summer breeze gently brushes
across my face sending a slight
chill down the back of my spine

I dip my foot into the water
and swirl it around a bit
making a spiral effect * fading
I look up to gaze at the stars
and spot Taurus and Draco
my most favored constelations
in the night speckled sky

Feeling a bit chilled and rather tired
heading back to the tent
I turn off the gas lamp and set it aside
climb into the warm, soft sleeping bag
lay my head down and close my eyes
retiring to a good nights rest for
the next day we were prepared for war

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Copyright 2004 Morbid Derangement
Published on Sunday, May 16, 2004.     Filed under: "Poetry"
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  • DarkWolf On Wednesday, September 1, 2004, DarkWolf (415)By person wrote:

    Excellent imagery, loved the ending.. everything so peaceful, then the last line. Vey cool. -Michael

  • Ravenblade On Thursday, July 22, 2004, Ravenblade (307)By person wrote:

    you have so many styles its very soothing to see someone who writes about as many different things as myself...forgive me, most people where I'm from write about one subject all the time... >Raven<

  • Anth On Thursday, May 20, 2004, Anth (1126)By person wrote:

    i love how the ending really added so much to the vision of this piece, enchanting and thoughtful

  • Solace On Tuesday, May 18, 2004, Solace (1065)By person wrote:

    You paint a picture of inherent pathos, using a dramatists tools as if you were born with them...Mislead the reader, make them think of happier thoughts and then the fall will be that much worse...that much more confronting...Par excellence

  • Seraphic On Tuesday, May 18, 2004, Seraphic (209)By person wrote:

    That was beautiful...the ending was great, I didn't even see it coming. I had this whole picture painted in my mind and it completely altered with that last line. Fabulous *~seraph~*

  • A former member wrote: the appreciation for serenity magnified by impending violence, very well crafted

  • Lynaes On Sunday, May 16, 2004, Lynaes (854)By person wrote:

    This was so mystical beautiful, the end line was like a punch in the stomach. I love the shock and realization, a brilliant twist. Gorgeous work! ~L

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