Dazed @ Dusk Poem by Claude Simpson

Creeping thoughts brought life
To dormant memories;
Exhausted and puzzled, Alice stood by the garden
Reminiscing about friends and enemies.


Paralyzed by fear yet committed
To comfort and safety;
The fairy tale in her dream
Repudiated the thoughts of insanity.



She reflected but dismissed
The angry lust;
Afraid and lonely but seemingly aghast,
Desensitizing the feeling of trust.


Staring at a cloud of darkness
Drifting from space;
Now dusk transforming
To fill the dark and scary place.



Echoing sounds of night's creatures
Whistled through luminous glow;
Like poetry to the inquisitive ear
We seemingly know.


As the wind oozed
By the clustered trees,
Alice reached for her life saving sweater
To block the dusky breeze.