Passage Into Night (poem) by John Herlihy on AuthorsDen

AuthorsDen.com Join | Login

Where Authors and Readers come together!

SIGNED BOOKS AUTHORS BOOKS SAMPLE CHAPTERS AUDIOBOOKS eBOOKS STORIES ARTICLES POETRY BLOGS NEWS VIDEOS SUCCESS TESTIMONIALS

Featured Authors: David Clure, iDeborah Frontiera, iFlo Fitzpatrick, iSam Vaknin, iCharles Keller, iShirley Woods, iPeter Jessop, iJeff Mason, iJoshua Su, iEva Pasco, i

Home > Poetry > Poetry Popular: Books, Stories, Articles, Poetry Authors: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

John Herlihy

Follow Me

· Contact Me
· Books
· Articles
· Poetry
· News
· Stories
· Blog

· 3,141 Titles
· 14,339 Reviews
· Save to My Library
· Share with Friends!
· Member Since: Mar, 2001

John Herlihy, click here to update your pages on AuthorsDen!

Books by
John Herlihy

See all Books
by John Herlihy

Passage Into Night
by John Herlihy → (All Poetry by John Herlihy)
Monday, February 9, 2026 Rated "G" by the Author.

Save

Follow Share on Facebook



Passage into Night by John Herlihy Cold blows the wind Gently falls the rain Dawn’s face grinned At dusk the day slain Soft touch of breeze Twilight’s rosy blush Falling autumn leaves Silence whispers hush Day as fare thee well Night secrets soft The dusk bids farewell As stars rise aloft Rays of light below On earth moonglow - - - - Copyright © John Herlihy Tuesday 21 October 2025

Want to review or comment on this poem?

Need a FREE Reader Membership?

Reviews of "Passage Into Night"

Reviewed by Jms Bell

Reviewed on February 24, 2026

WHAT A FINE...PAINTING! WONDERFUL, JOHN...THE ENTIRE WORK, FROM FIRST LINE TO THE LAST, SO VERY MUCH ENJOYED! THANK YOU, MY FRIEND. LOVE, BLESSINGS AND FAITH...HIS+INSPIRATIONS

Reviewed by Ronald Hull

Reviewed on February 9, 2026

I really love the lilting rhythm of this piece. It flows so beautifully and the images just pop into mind. But the use of dusk twice in a similar way, might be changed to only use it once.

Rod

Reviewed by Rebecca McKeehan

Reviewed on February 9, 2026

As always, you are a master at imagery.

Rebecca

New Poetry by John Herlihy

Different Shades of Hard

Consolation

In the Shadow of Night

Cherry Tree

From Complexity Simplicity

Nothing But a Memory

This Aging Moon

Tender Is the Day That Dawns

Popular Poetry (Poetry)

1.	Catching Happiness...
2.	Finding Trust Again
3.	Nightsky
4.	Reality of Another Kind
5.	Spindrift
6.	Kindness
7.	Our Restless Minds
8.	Luxury of Solitude
9.	In The Still of The Night
10.	Dream Just a Dream
11.	Life's Enormous Green Chest
12.	Sediment Within the Soul
13.	Roadkill Memoriam
14.	Hunting for Truth
15.	Whisper Pens
16.	In Praise of Anonymity
17.	I Have Spent My Entire Life
18.	Shaved Reflections
19.	Feeling Lonely
20.	Serrated Smiles

Free Book Review Program
Select a book to read and review today!

Visions of A Skylark Dressed in Black by Aberjhani

�The woman or man who is a poet, or fiction writer, or playwright, or all of these, is engaged constantly in a jazz ballet of vocabularies, passions, genders, histories, perspectives, death, love, and life. The music of revelation announces itself to

Member BookAds

Breaking Through by Bob mitchley #shock stories

This poetry is about an ardent self examination- which will father a rebirth of the mind & convey peace to your soul.

Member BookAds

The Nature of Life by Deborah Frontiera

NOW AVAILABLE! This book is a limited edition, and copies are hand numbered. It will NOT be available through Amazon or other distributors. You must purchase it directly from the author or from this site. It is hard-back (not the spiral bind seen

Member BookAds