Midnight Hours

in the wicked witching hour

every winking twinkling star

came out of its hiding place

.

as roller blind shifted position

to reveal a crystal clear expanse

of silky dark sequinned sky glow

.

miles of tiny shiny spangles

a silent seranding song from

the heavenly bodies above

.

not a wisp of cloud in sight

away from the city lights where

pollutions's veiled fog hovers

.

every single one pristine

polished to gleaming perfection

in each direction you cared to look

.

no finer sight will you see

than the glory of galaxies afar

embracing our blue planet

.

Reviews

[Fabian G. Franklin]

The witching hour, which I suppose to be midnight, isn't nearly as scary as "dead time", which is generally deemed from 3 to 4 a.m., to me. Some sketchy stuff goes on in the wee hours of the morning. I don't really believe in ghosts but I've had some strange experiences with things I would consider "not normal". But this poem wasn't frightening at all despite the reference. In fact, it was quite beautiful, I love to stargaze and I enjoyed the read.

[Chris Shaw]

Pleased you enjoyed the read Fabian and you weren't spooked by it :) I appreciate your thoughts always. Best wishes.

Chris

[W. Barrett Munn]

I wish we could still see the stars but now the sky is faded - or is that us?

Winston

[Chris Shaw]

Could be a bit of both Winston. Thank you for your visit.

Chris

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

spectacular poem. there is nothing like the night sky when you are away from the city

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you Dale, yes the pollution in the city doesn't help star gazers. We get out in the sticks, on the river, away from it all.

Chris

[Andrew John]

Wicked, witching, winking, twinkling, tiny, shiny, lovely stuff here. Thank you.

[Chris Shaw]

Many thank yous Andrew. Pleased you stopped by. Have a good day.

Chris

[Ken e Bujold]

beautiful poem chris. and you are right no finer sight than a clear unimpeded view of the universe. best part of vacation was staying up late at night and looking upon the heavens from atop the mountains

[Chris Shaw]

Your vacation sounded marvellous Ken. Have a good day and thanks for checking this old poem out.
read moreYour vacation sounded marvellous Ken. Have a good day and thanks for checking this old poem out.

Chris

[Vertigo Cat1111]

I absolutely adore the nighttime, especially the more midnight, darker hours, and I think the way you wrote this, conveyed all the mystery and darkness beautifully. I LOVED the way you explained the stars- coming out of their hiding place is just so, so good! Each line you write is breathtaking. A silent serenading song, roller blind shifted position, not a wisp of cloud in sight, it’s all absolutely wonderful and I think one of my favorite pieces I’ve ever read on here. It captures the night perfectly, exactly how it feels and it’s so inspiring. I’ve been having writers block and I think you just chipped some of it away! Thank you for sharing. (:

[Chris Shaw]

Dear Colacat, I am humbled by this lovely, encouraging review. So pleased you enjoyed this poem and if I have helped you to remove some of that writer's block, that will please me even more.

Chris

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Star gazing on a clear night... They are so pristine, so amazing... It's a pleasure watching them twinkling. It seems they are talking to themselves and their pure joy will touch us by a heavenly wind or an unstained dew Drop. A magnificent sight shared by you here... So soothing

[Chris Shaw]

Sima, thank you for that lovely review. Your thoughts are always welcomed and appreciated. Love across the waves.

Chris

[Fran Marie]

Awh the glory of the galaxies
in all.its splendour offers
such a magnificent view
your poetic verse takes
the reader there showing
us the bewitching midnight
hours.

Nice work

[Chris Shaw]

Many thanks Fran Marie. Have always been a star gazer.

Chris

[Fran Marie]

you're so
very welcome

[Re-Pete]

you took me there, seeing what you saw.

no finer sight will you see
than the glory of galaxies afar
embracing our blue planet

indeed not - especially the way you describe it. i need to look up at night more often but as i get older i'm asleep for such wondrous spectacles. great stuff ... :)

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you Pete. I have the advantage of being an insomniac, so I need to find something to do at night. Having a sky light helps. I can lie in bed and look up. This one though was a view from the river in the middle of nowhere. Spectacular it was. Thanks so much for your lovely review.

Chris

[Re-Pete]

maybe you could do some dusting while you're awake at that hour (you've mentioned dust in a couple of your poems). i think you have a fixation with dust lol ... :)

[Chris Shaw]

Ha ha. You are thinking of my dust motes poem :) I can assure you, there will be no dusting. I am more likely to be found watching netflix.

[Re-Pete]

lol. i remember well that poem but if i'm not mistaken you mentioned it again in passing somewhere in another recent poem which got me thinking that you must have a fixation with it. better the flix than the fix ... :)

[Chris Shaw]

:))...............

[Relic]

Two nights ago I looked up to see two stars. That's it. I remember years ago looking up at night and seeing so many in the sky and now hardly anything. I miss them and I envy your visions of them.

Nicely done, Chris.

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you Tim. I wrote this last year when we were boating, out in the middle of the country. Fabulous sight, not so good near where I live. Light pollution messes it up. Appreciate your visit.

Chris