Twilight

Love as the sun disappears over the horizon

Twilight

By Jack Ivey

 

As the evening twilight beckons

With mysteries of shadowed dreams

Silhouettes on painted skylines

Dark and ominous their scenes

 

O’er the wind chilled wintry visions

Cast upon unspoken paths

Lost within our distant memories

A longer cold day’s aftermath

 

Faintly rests the setting sun

Ne’er to lend its dimming light

Strolling down the wooded realm

Fondly this December night

 

Woven branch filled fascination

Dancing with the silent breeze

High above this winter playground

Whispering throughout the trees

 

A hint of pine this chilly night

Subtle in its simple stance

Fragrant comes the evening lyrics

Nature’s song of true romance

 

Dusk is but our magic haven

Quiet so, it gently flows

Soft and surely undetected

A canopy of love that grows

Twilight as it shows your eyes

Hauntingly their beauty peers

Bringing life so full within me

After longing many years

 

You are my soul this twilight journey

Mystic skies they form above

Right before the night has risen

I find you, my perfect love

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Author's Note

Thank you for reading

Reviews

[Emerald Seas]

Beautiful, Jack! I almost felt like I was there - an intense description you provided us in your style that conjurs such imagery. Twilight is the time of lovers, I believe... no longer day, and not yet night to be hidden in the blanket of darkness. A time that is a truer reckoning of feelings and connection. In any season or location, there is a beauty to twilight like no other time of day (IMHO).
Lovely writing - favorited again!

[Jack...]

Thanks so much Sear. Your kind words are always a bright spot in my day

[Blue Ivory]

Twilight is quite a beautiful time. Sunsets always make me think about things. It's really moving to watch the changing colors of the sky.

[Jack...]

Thank you, the photograph is actually of the sunset from my back yard.

[Blue Ivory]

Wow, it's beautiful!

[Frieda P]

Twilight, a lovely time of evening, and lovely poetry to go with it. This is truly romantic and I could read your poetry for a million twilights. You have a unique style Jack, and it's always impressive, always affecting.

Twilight as it shows your eyes
Hauntingly their beauty peers
Bringing life so full within me
After longing many years

Love the entire read, but the eyes always have it....just lovely.

[Jack...]

Thanks so much Frieda, I would write on this site forever if your reviews were the only ones I received.

[Ayvid N]

"Dusk is but our magic haven
Quiet so, it gently flows
Soft and surely undetected
A canopy of love that grows" -

- Jack you have created such a haven with your words that
love was sure to follow. After all, love thrives in beauty!

"A hint of pine this chilly night
Subtle in its simple stance"

- This poem also took me to a chilly wintry evening just around X-Mas and full of the promise of everything cheery and bright!


Thanks for sharing it. I loved the poem.

[Jack...]

Thank you Divya, your kind words always bring a smile to my face

[Holly Mason]

this is just beautiful...the words from the first line to the last take you on such a romantic journey to find your perfect love so lovely
as a friend I have to say I think you are missing Jersey you write a lot about snow if it makes you feel better you can have some of mine*)hahah
thank you so much for sharing

[Jack...]

Thank you Holly and you are correct, there is a large part of me that has and always will miss New Jersey.

[Holly Mason]

got the national news on behind me...looks like Florida is sinking wish they would say exact location...but it is Fox news they have to be sneeky*)

[Jack...]

Hmmm, I'll have to check that out.

[Holly Mason]

a gentlemen was sitting in his living room and it just sank...he passed that is sad for his family and friends(I cannot over pass that fact)and now a whole other home has gone under it was actually happening a lot more frequently when I was there

[Jack...]

I did read about that, but did not realize it was in Florida, for some reason I thought it was in Pittsburgh. Don't ask...
It is very sad, you just never know when your time will come, the clocks ticks constantly.

[Kenilo Kent]

Never have been I more sober bathing in beautiful golden rays of the twilight... I fee you bro.

[Jack...]

Thank you so very much

[Nick.B]

A well created poem, love the imaginary that this work brings, describing a loved one and dreaming that one day she can all hear it's...well a big thing..anyway enough with my emotional problems...great write, really enjoyed it

[Jack...]

Thank so much

[Marie]

"Just a song at twilight..."

[Jack...]

Marie, I thought you didn't like love poetry, you're not going soft on me are you???

[Marie]

I don't like sappy love poems.

[Clayton Bardwell]

Thank you Jack,

I very much enjoy your work. It has a woodsy feel to it the way you weave nature into my memories of long lost loves. And they rhyme!

[Jack...]

Thank you so much. I am happy with the way this poem affected you. That was exactly the feeling I was attempting to capture.

[Tate Morgan]

I like the metered rhyme as you know Yours are a slight longer than mine.Your word choice is great .I always get what you are saying and the story plays in my head.Very well done You are a master of the art.

[Jack...]

Thanks so much. I appreciate your kind words and friendship