The Curse Of The Night Owl

The Curse

Of

The Night Owl

 

The midnight air drives coldly

And now my rest must end

And I’m called to see such beauty

The night and dark and fog

And moonlight with the night-sounds

It’s only magic if you can stay awake

 

But what if you have no choice?

The night is a new dimension

That screens me from the world

Steeps me in gloom

When all I have is night

And day is when I sleep

 

Violet orchids and red roses

Get to share their bloom

But my wingspan goes on forever

Without reaching another

Is there no one like me?

Forsaken and nocturnal

With whom I can share

My point of view

And my envy for the sleeping,

 A brother in the nigh watch

Or maybe a fair owlstress

Who shares my love

for the silver moon

I would give her the grand tour

Show her the world at rest

Through mists and fogs

And moon lit clouds

I would tuck her hair

Behind her ears

And tell her that she’s beautiful

Adorn her hair with fallen stars

Even her feathers

Would be precious to me

 

Have you ever gotten lost

In an owl’s brown bleak stare?

 Seen the moon in our gaze

I would like to have another

To know what that is like

To share my beautiful nocturnal curse

With someone else who cannot sleep

Reviews

[Into_The_Cosmos]

You make me grow with envy when I read your poems. So beautifully written and it flows so nicely.

This part inparticular struck me in a good way:
"I would like to have another
To know what that is like
To share my beautiful nocturnal curse
With someone else who cannot sleep"

It shows the longing to just be with another nocturnal being and share the beauty of the night with. BRAVO.

[Deron Alexis]

cool thanks i only try to put my feelings on whatever available canvas really its nothing special XD

[Balkaran Sidhu]

classic...the ending was really good...maintained a flow nicely throughout the poem...

[James E. Peterson]

pure genius

[Deron Alexis]

thanx dude

[Lewis Davis-Norman]

The tone of this is beautiful and doesn't wander at all. It has a lovely sentiment about as a whole and I applaud you for that. Nicely done :)

[Deron Alexis]

thanx XD

[Rob Santana]

I think this speaks to many people here in WC. It def speaks to me. Although I don't sleep very much at all, I do cherish the night. I've been an insomniac since I was about 12. Nocturnal nightowl, I am. Awesome piece Deron.

[Deron Alexis]

13 for me glad you liked it

[Frieda P]

This resonates with me, I can't sleep at night either, but you wrote it so lovely...there's certainly no comfort in not being able to sleep whilst the rest of the world is in deep submission. You made it sound charming somehow! Great read Deron.

[Deron Alexis]

thanks allot Frieda i'm glad it meant something to you

[Blackened Soul]

This is great. I've always been a night person myself. This was really cool how you described the owl and it's thoughts. It's character, feelings. It fits very well. If an owl flew down to me in the night and could speak english, and decided it was going to pour it's heart out to me, I feel like it would recite this poem word for word. Excellent job man.

[Deron Alexis]

thanks dude lol glad you liked it the goal was to compare insomniac humans to owls

[Blackened Soul]

Well then I guess this poem is about me.. lol

[Deron Alexis]

XD

[Anna]

This is beautiful. I love the human trades that you give to an owl. I love, a desire, a lonely soul. You picked a perfect creature to capture such an intense feeling of loneliness in the night. The last stanza in this poem is amazing, it really shows the transformation from owl to human and complete the story. Great write. loved it.

[Deron Alexis]

thanks the last stanza was inspired by the many owls that land on my porch they sort of gaze like they would want to say something but can't its an experience on its own to look at them close up

[Anna]

I would have to agree, although sadly I have never seen an owl close up. Only pictures. You did a really good job explaining an experience that you had, that emotion is hard to capture, you did a great job

[N!LoC]

lay off the caffeine lol :-p

[Deron Alexis]

lol great advice but i think i need the caffeine for school the next day