Midnight

written at night

a bent silence

            unattended the changes

            subtle through the hours

a white-horse star astray

            blocks of darkness

            that fall badly

a town at sea beyond a

            halo over roofs

            the night sky, holed cloth

ghosts that shuffle as a motor

            bees down a river-road

            full of coal,the air empty.

Reviews

[ChemicalMadness]

I felt enveloped in darkness as I read this. Every stanza a tale in its own right. Economy of words. Bravo.

CM.

[Ken Simm.]

A second of the night beautifully evocative.

[Pranav Malhotra]

it reminds of the R.L stein novels i used to read as a kid.
Thank you, thats good work . . .

[JLD]

Excellent job of setting a spooky scene of a darkened town by the sea. I enjoyed it!

[Angi]

I lived on a barrier island for a time. This little scene you painted took me there, again. Sounds are amplified and hushed all at once. Ghosts do roam down those water roads. I have heard them whisper to me.

[Coyote Song]

A very creative poem with brilliant imagery.

[Luke Ritta]

extremely well written, fantastic style and the haunting feeling about the poem was really great.
a town at sea beyond a
halo over roofs
the night sky, holed cloth......loved them words

[jacob erin-cilberto]

there is something haunting with a scene like this....a river town at night...deep at night...

the sounds, the feel...like there are ghosts about...it feels that way...as the town sleeps, the ghosts are at play...and in the morning all seems the same. but is it?

[quinfinn]

this is really impressive but.....the third stanza absolutely rocks! well done, Leslie!

[Pax]

highly profound imagery ~ it's like Im on an empty road, quite creepy ~ or its just me afraid being alone ~ great work mr. L!