How Beautiful is the Night?

How beautiful is the Night?

And how little it supposes

At dusk its flowers come out

In beds of quiet and colourless roses

The moon goddess rises high and

An army of stars surround her

While the Earth is at bed

With a violet blanket around her

 

How giving is the night?

And how rich it is in bounty

Giving lovers a chance to meet

From city hall to rural county

To secret gardens they go

Their eyes black and rounded

Gently kissing and holding hands

To be left alone, unhounded

 

How peaceful is the night?

With its unmapped dark enclosure

Leaving the eyes to roam around

With no fear of overexposure

‘Tender is the night’

Say Keats and Fitzgerald

But too soon the morning comes

With its new light to herald

 

 

 

 

 

Reviews

[Coyote Poetry]

A wise person can see the beauty in a night. Make it last and be worthwhile. I enjoyed your description of the romance and the beauty of the night and the great possibilities. Thank you for the amazing poem.
Coyote

[Ruth]

Calming and elegant!
So wonderfully described...you have captured a moment within the night's graceful aura and expanded its beauty to all!
xoxo

[J. J. Nightingale]

There is much to be said of the night .. It is my favorite time .. I might have said
"The moon goddess rises high, and an army of stars surround her" only because you wrote "Her" .. .. Maybe God is genderless . . and so may be the Moon .. .. But what do I know .. This is beautiful .. I Like !!

Jazz :)

[Leigh]

Well spotted thank you I forgot her gender

[J. J. Nightingale]

YRW................................:)

[Leigh]

Had to look that up, thanks, :-) old fashioned guy

[Fréyjä Helv..]

very beautiful indeed is the night... A delightful read as well... Of beautiful and enchanting imagery as well as the brilliant rhyming makes this a brilliant work...

[Junger]

The night is beautiful and this poem is out standing left me speechless

[Emerald Seas]

A delightful read. Soothing to the soul as I read through...
"Leaving the eyes to roam around
With no fear of overexposure"
these lines say a great deal. Sometimes the night is better to truly see what is going on in and around you, rather than waiting for daybreak.

[Dayran]

To be alive to the night this way may turn your dreams into waking ones, to discover the real contents of the day you left behind.

[BLBrown]

Lovely. Very much enjoyed your contrast of night and day...giving the night its due. Very inspiring!

I wish I wrote this.
Well done!! Keep writing!

[CRAIG A. THOMSON]

This is exciting. I love it! And to top it all, you mention 'Tender is the night,' now there's a hell of a song! excellent work. thanks for the privilege.

[Michael G.]

Enjoyable reading. You did justice to the night.