Nocturnal Hour

It’s the quiet wee hours of the morning
The sky onyx speckled with stars
My moon glowing casting silver light
To brighten the darkened night

The earth in a relaxing slumber
The loud busyness muted in tone
A hush has fallen over the ground
As faint whispers become gentle sound

The dark stifles obnoxious clamor
As my brain becomes less anxious
Letting my surroundings be serene
A soft moment of routine

Void of external roaring chatter
The poet’s hours quench the soul
Releasing the swirling tension
Into a different dimension

Nocturnal hours, my favorite time
Creativity is easily found
As twinkling ivory orbs gaze down
On a lethargic docile town

Gently my mind gravitates to you
Always lingering on your eyes
A pale blue sky gleaming brightly
Capturing my attention tightly

As the darkness begins settling in
I allow myself to drift away
Picturing your intense carnal stare
In this moment that you and I share

Reviews

[Lorry]

Being awake to see the day begin is my favourite time. Its amazing where your thoughts can take you when the day slowly fades into a wonderful time when the incessant noise and blah blah sleep.
It is the calm before the new days storm and inspires us most of all when pen touches paper.

[Poetic Beauty]

I love twilight with its purples, pinks and reds

[Lorry]

I love it most for its shut the hell up'ness! ☺

[Poetic Beauty]

Yes I’m a lover of it being quiet as well. There is a time and place for noise.

[Lorry]

Yes there is...out of earshotfor me! ☺

[Poetic Beauty]

Me too. My mom likes to chitter chat when I first get wake. I have learned to tune her out some otherwise I’m too overloaded lol

[jacob erin-cilberto]

If only our brains could become less anxious....so many more moments would be gentle like what you portray here...purely serene.
j.

[Poetic Beauty]

My brain tend to be more anxious and chaotic during the day; flooded with a million things to get accomplished. In the dark hour after work however my mind becomes calmer and will drift slow to thoughts and creativity. I don’t feel the need to rush to get things done

[Einstein Noodle]

some towns sleep at night :) i like the meditative quality of each verse working on capturing a serene moment in nature .. onyx stone, moon and stars .. seems to drop in and out of a rhythm i can stay with .. not sure if that is intentional or not... Emily did it on purpose ;) the use of the word "carnal" kind of puts a damper on my romantic inclinations but speaks to perhaps an open fun romp .. i think the title is a great hook .. i am up many mornings ... early ... 2 AM .. might as well call it night ..
E.
ps. i have read that 3 AM claims to be the "witching hour"

[Poetic Beauty]

I alway thought midnight was the witching hour lol 😂
I know the word carnal is a more fiery dominant word in sounds and feel but I used it because in the wee hours of the night I can and do allow myself to think about my desire just let them be what they are.

[Einstein Noodle]

by Wiki its midnight to one and three to four ... i choose 3 as it is when i am most alert if i wake in the wee hours. ;) yes .. it is a good word to set a scene of reclass abandon.. carnal :)

[Poetic Beauty]

I’m most awake from 6pm to 3 am

[Einstein Noodle]

wow! at 6 PM I am starting to fade ;)

[Poetic Beauty]

I work second shift so I’m most awake at night and my natural rhythm seems to flow that way

[Einstein Noodle]

i see ... i am a retired RN and we went back and forth from nights to days when i first started .. when i had some seniority i could pick days or nights .. for me it was a no brainer and i chose days ... it was killer to work a string of 12 hr night shifts, have a day off then switch to days .. ugh!

[Poetic Beauty]

Luckily I have Sunday and Mondays off and I do bounce in my hours some. I use to work as a CNA at a hospital so I understand the crazy hour with that

[Einstein Noodle]

not an easy job ... thank you for that my new found friend :)

[emmajoygreen]

Ahhhh, the night with its thousand eyes and love but one..

There us both necessity in a quiet and soothing night but also, the magic and mystery of what it offers or.. what we can find it, especially if insomnia is the habit of one's world! But, as your emotional poem whisper it has special moments to offer -

'Nocturnal hours, my favorite time
Creativity is easily found
As twinkling ivory orbs gaze down
On a lethargic docile town

Gently my mind gravitates to you
Always lingering on your eyes
A pale blue sky gleaming brightly
Capturing my attention tightly'

am then the mystery of two minds and hearts meeting in the silence of what is to be glorious theatre;
only two creating the secret sounds the night offers in the middle of nowhere. Perhaps it's the heart's only time to flutter messages meant for only two in metronomic code.

[Poetic Beauty]

The is a calm and peace at night that ca not be found any other time of day. I work second shift because natural rhythm is to be up late. The late hours allow me to unwind and be more creative.

[John Sullivan]

It's 3:39 in the morning where I'm at, I'm sipping my coffee and enjoying the "poet's hours" myself... lovely stuff

[Poetic Beauty]

Must be East Coast lol I’m an hour behind. Yes indeed poet hours which I wrote another poem and posted tonight. It took almost four hours tonight and an hour last night of writing time.

[John Sullivan]

Yup, lil' Rhode Island here... it's good to be so inspired, seize the opportunity to write while you may... I toast you with my coffee cup. Cheers!

[Poetic Beauty]

I’m sipping on hot peppermint tea so cheers to you as well. I write almost every night. I don’t have so much a muse and inspiration problem as I get apathetic and lazy about it sometimes lol

[John Sullivan]

Ooh, peppermint tea... good choice! I do a writer's group which is essential to me for producing writing on a regular basis, Lord knows I'd never get around to it otherwise... the laziness is real!

[Soren]

A wonderful time of day and one of my favorite as well. So well pictured in your images and nicely organized as well.

[Poetic Beauty]

I’m glad you were able to picture this and it seems to be a common thing on here for the wee hours to be a favorite time of day

[John the Baptist]

There is a different atmosphere to the "wee hours." When I worked the night shift, I noted the stillness that set in after the hustle and bustle of the working day had passed. Of course, as I manned a mental health crisis line, that's when the weird people came out, too.

[Poetic Beauty]

I worked at a hospital and late at night was typically when things weird would happen

[Sami Khalil]

Relaxation and creativity come through so clear; the wee hours are so vital where we gravitate inwards to bring out the best and reflect the most.
A most wonderful poem.

[Poetic Beauty]

I’m a lover of the quiet hours when I can be calm and think

[Sami Khalil]

Wow! Marvelous. You are welcome poet.

[Thomas W Case]

Brilliant work. I love the subtle rhyme, and the way you do it here. Very relatable.

[Poetic Beauty]

Thank you for you kind words

[Stella Armour]

This is lovely PB on several counts , jut right for night time reading before bed ... you set the scene and atmosphere in a beautiful way ..

[Poetic Beauty]

Thank you for your kind words. I wanted a relaxing calm feel and I’m so glad you were able to feel that in reading this poem

[Betty Hermelee]

Late night, early dawn, peace and silence, only you are awake, the best time for creativity with the stars shining upon you and the moon smiles…Al is quiet, time for reflection, and time to be in the arms of your loved one, just the two of you in comfort …..my best work happens in the wee hours….vivid images PB, I love the relaxation of the writing.
Warmly, B

[Poetic Beauty]

I really wanted the relaxing feel of the poem to come though and I’m glad you were able to feel it

[Betty Hermelee]

Definitely!
Warmly, B