Calm
Standing alone at brink of dawn
With lonely shadow for company
Wistful eyes, for what had been
Through winds of change, never more shall be
The distant din at midnight hour
When people laugh, when people cry
Distanced by a mere few miles
Calmed at this side of night
Posted for One Single Impression. Thanks to my friend Jim for the prompt this week.
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January 2, 2011 at 12:19 pm
‘The distant din at midnight hour’….I like it.
January 2, 2011 at 12:46 pm
I like your contrast between dawn and the midnight times. Lonely vs. active hubub; time for feelings vs. recollections; and each variable still with calming possible in each depending upon what before and where.
Thank you for posting, D.L.
I liked it and won’t really stop thinking and wondering about parts of it even when I’m gone from here.
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January 2, 2011 at 1:57 pm
A great atmosphere to this.
January 2, 2011 at 3:55 pm
Oh, I loved the concept and the way it is depicted..
January 2, 2011 at 6:13 pm
I could feel the powerful silence within the noises in the distance…beautiful.
January 2, 2011 at 7:11 pm
That last line is great! There always is another side of night!
January 3, 2011 at 1:00 am
Dark Lord… you inspired me to try out this OSI prompt for myself. Wasn’t planning on it at all! So thank you for that…
And thanks for such a poignant look at communion and the different ways that occurs for us. Rich and deep work that continues to impress me…
January 3, 2011 at 4:12 am
Oh, that last line is gorgeous!
January 3, 2011 at 4:36 am
Nicely crafted – well tuned layers of melancholy and peace laced with inspiration.
January 3, 2011 at 4:39 am
Sometimes it needs a bit of distance to get the whole picture. A great word-picture of yours. Please have a good new week.
January 3, 2011 at 11:33 am
@ Rinkly Rimes :- Thanks
@ Jim :- Thank you for reading, glad you liked it.. How could I not have given it a try, when it was your suggested prompt word! Thx, always, for the encouragement.
@ Anthony North :- Thx for stopping by.
@ Ramesh Sood :- Thx for reading my work, and the appreciation.
@ Sweetest in the Gale :- Thx for the nice comment.
January 3, 2011 at 11:46 am
@ Linda Jacobs :- Thank you!
@ April Belle :- Thanks for the wonderful comment, and your appreciation. Now, I cant wait to visit your blog for your take on the prompt.
@ Mama Zen :- Thanks.
@ Tumblewords :- Thx, glad you liked what you read!
@ Robert :- Indeed, yes.. and, thank you, for reading my work. You have a great weak, too!
January 4, 2011 at 11:47 pm
Love the many imageries you present through your verse DL
excellent poem.. I esp. liked “wistful eyes”
My Survival for OSI Calmed
January 5, 2011 at 5:53 pm
Lovely, with all the shadows we carry….
January 7, 2011 at 6:41 pm
Brilliant as always! Enjoyed this one thoroughly, I love the imagery, and I am excessively fond of the night (darkness).
January 17, 2011 at 4:03 am
beautiful writing, DL, as always….
“Wistful eyes, for what had been
Through winds of change, never more shall be”
Those lines captured, for me, the overall tone of this piece…
March 18, 2011 at 6:07 pm
Beautiful and reald Tdl, but if I have to chose my shadows, they will be morning’s
August 31, 2011 at 7:47 pm
Beautiful wordings!