Darling of the Night

a beautiful creature of nature

Blue satin trimmed with white linen

centerpiece of yellow crepe

her dress, eye-catching

 

She is fragile

slumbers through the broiling sun

and commotion surrounding

tucks herself from within through the day

fears the brightness

lays still and dreams

of what the cosmos shall convey after dusk

 

In the dark she is in her finest

stars blink at her

moon smiles

planets gaze

she beguiles those who thrive

on her sweet skin savor

 

Her colors captivate

night owls screech with gratitude

wolves howl at her comeliness

she muses about floating on a cloud

touching the moon

dancing with a star

 

Then when daybreak arouses

she curls up into a splendid globe

and attempts to disguise

under a cloudless sky

the Primrose

darling of the night

 

Author's Note

I hope you can see it with your mind's eye without the photo

Reviews

[jacob erin-cilberto]

Betty,
The poem is the photo....I don't like photos with poems anyhow...the words should show on their own.

And yours always do.
j.

[Betty Hermelee]

Thank you for a lovely review J and I agree with your thought about photos, for this one I wanted readers to picture what I wrote…
Warmly, B

[AYVID N]

Dear Betty,
We don’t have Primrose where we live so I've never seen this flower but the way you described it made it very vivid and wonderful to picture in my mind's eye. I especially loved the 3rd verse where she comes alive in the dark hours of the night. So much beauty in this earth just blossoms and fades, unseen. This poem is beautiful as the flower in both its imagery and nessage. I loved it!

[Betty Hermelee]

Dearest Divya
You did capture this with your mind’s eye, and I love your words….thank you, so appreciated…
Warmly, B

[AYVID N]

Always such a joy to read you. You're so welcome, my friend Betty!

[Poetic Beauty]

Oh those nocturnal people and creatures that thrive in the darkness with the quiet and solitude it offers from the chaos of the daylight

[Betty Hermelee]

Yes, they are quite lovely!
Thank PB for your splendid review
Warmly
B.