contest-ish

[Triskele]

heres an idea, right off the top of your head, write a poem, where the first and last words are the same as the first and last words of the previous poem. i think this might be cool in bringing a number of unique persepctives on a single subject, enjoy

Quiet Night

A quiet night where whispered contractual dealings steal the life of the night, hare and fast phrases whisper harshly, dropping down with the cursed swish subtlety of a knife gleam, cutting down into the life breath of the stars, killing soft light with the blades of midnight dealings. Hushed chattered sounds sing the death knell of the quiet night. Echoes fade, the poser of sleep yawns in into being, once more their minds speak to the moon, their casual dealings with the stars dance plainly across the night sky. They whisper, whisper with the star smiles as they pepper the heavens with laughter. Low throbbing hums of the night ripple, caressing the surface of the god song of a quiet night.

[motherhubbard]

A quiet night but for the toads in my pond
Sing to their lovers while the crickets keep time
The children sleep with sweet breath
Hair damp with perspiration brushed back
Moonlight illuminates the shape of my husband
Strong shoulders that bare every burden now resting
The cool midnight breeze strokes my contentment
I am thankful for the day and for a quiet night

(Fast work isn’t good work, but I went for speed anyway)

[Pendragon]

Dreams Can Turn On You

A quiet night, the stars all dance,
Should be a time for soft melody—
An evening filled with sweet romance,
Two heart beating in rhapsody.
Our only dreams should be sugarplums,
Dancing in our golden memories—
But from out of nowhere the darkness comes,
Dark Rider hell-bent on villainy…
The music now becomes a Danse Macabre
The band fleshless skeletons keeping time—
My heart is pierced by Fear’s sharpened barb—
Her face drifts away from me in my thought of dying:
Why does it always end up with a Nightmarish Sight?
When it started out such a peaceful, quiet night…

Pendragon
© 5/7/07

[Triskele]

a quiet night, violins and guitar pierce the night sky with their cry, the wail of the harmonica, the plink of the piano and the sad warbling dance of the mandolin all join in unison, in silent musical thought, in the wonder filled six scale notes of a quiet night.

[motherhubbard]

A quiet night
What I wouldn’t give for just one
But tonight I pace and rock and sing
Like last night and the one before
Would the night seam so long if I were sleeping?

The house is full of shadows and silence
Just the two of us awake in the world
I stroke your brow and pour out my love in song,
But your belly hurts or your teeth are breaking through
Perhaps the deep darkness of night frightens you

A thing seams much longer when you’re in it than when it has passed
An eternity might unfold in a single night or it may expire in a heart beat
I know these moments are precious and fleeting, though they may feel endless now

Rest now and dream sweet dreams
Because for now your innocence protects you
Soon you’ll grow and have the sorrows of the world
But tonight I can hold you and you can rest
And it can be a quiet night