The Sea At Night

as it is

a move of broken glass,

black as polished leather,

burnt wood, the big shifter

that trembles steel under us,

the horizon hides, above

a curtain made of holes

with stars as the lost

language of wind,

howls of salt, tide of night

Reviews

[Cascara (aka Sprint Goe..]

I love how this poem gradually and smoothly shifts from mere observation to a very pretty image.

[Coyote Song]

A unique and haunting vision of the sea at night in all is splendor and glory. It can be scary place too. Impressive poem.

[TrimarcoRansome]

There is little as haunting as a great oceans swell at night. You captured just that, hauntingly!

[jacob erin-cilberto]

you are a master, Leslie...

i bow to you and applaud your talent...

your phrasing is unique and indelible in the brain of the reader.

j.

[Ken Simm.]

Very evocative. I like the word usage here very much. It fits so well.

[Tina Kline]

Very impressive. Love this. Your unique style and word choices really brings this to life, the reader gets a sense of the place, how it feels physically and how it looks.