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Ordinary Night
by John Herlihy → (All Poetry by John Herlihy)
Tuesday, February 15, 2022 Rated "G" by the Author.

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-- An Ordinary Night -- John Herlihy The drama of twilight so fleeting The battlefield of color now vanished The night sky full of emerging stars The night itself pitch dark, but for the stars We see them, but hardly take notice Surely, we would take notice If they didn’t show up one night What we have we never miss If they appeared only once a year How desperately we would miss them The night itself pitch dark but for the stars Like the stars, we take the night for granted The moon, not yet risen, yet we know it will rise The starlight magical, but that comes as no surprise In some ways, they make darkness darker Diamond dust lost in the shadows of night Until the moon finally lifts its weary head Over the horizon, a pale winter moon Late for its appointment and waning to boot The darkness not as dark as daylight is light The midnight hour has passed its zenith As night slips further into the dead of night Night sounds have quieted into serene silence It seems nothing moves, not even the wind Dead of night indeed, only whispering psalms The land breathes the rhythmic sleep of a sleeper Does the night await the coming of dawn As the crescent moon seeks the waiting horizon Indeed, on the threshold of earth and sky a thread A thread of light appears and the night knows why - - - - Copyright © John Herlihy Monday 17 January 2022

Reviewed by Jms Bell

Reviewed on March 24, 2022

MY WHAT A MARVELOUS IMAGING OF THAT MIRACULOUS CHANGING OF ONE DAY TO THE NEXT, WHICH WE TAKE FOR GRANTED...THE STUNNING BEAUTY OF NIGHT! BRAVO! LOVE, BLESSINGS AND FAITH...HIS+INSPIRATIONS

Reviewed by Ronald Hull

Reviewed on February 16, 2022

You have described an ordinary night in very extraordinary ways. Unfortunately, most city dwellers do not see this magic at all. With so many lights, cities are lit up day and night to the point where light pollution literally makes most of the stars disappear. And busy lives rarely look up and see them magic about them. Only an occasional striking moon.

Living in the desert whether sky is especially clear. You have experienced what most of us never get to do. Observe the sky at night during all seasons.

Ron

Reviewed by Rebecca McKeehan

Reviewed on February 15, 2022

I don't know if there is such thing as an ordinary night. After all, it's always changing. The moon is always waxing, waning, moving close and far, and stars are constantly falling as the constellations circle overhead. Then there are the earthbound denizens like the owl and coyote, whose hoots and howls always seem to come at odd times from different directions. I find each night magical, not ordinary at all.

Rebecca