Night Hangs Heavy. Poem by Fay Slimm

Night Hangs Heavy.

Rating: 5.0


Thick and warm, midnight
Admonishes souls
With tight reins.

Lengthening minutes with strings
Of silence, ringing
In lonesome ears.......... goals
Met, then dissolved in thick mist
By such things as.........
Lonliness, ...... heavy as lead,
And yoked tight around
My heart, blankets hope.

The scale weighted...........
With tears,
Sends burden of boundless
Steel netting to snare more hours,
Until the late night strikes fear
Of the future.................
Into my poor waiting heart.

But you send before dawn
Curtains of love, descending
Like rainbows.......... to loosen
Dark's hold, and pressure
Departs as the sun rises.

I then am reminded of your.........
Patient love.
Heavy is only at night.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Stephen Stirk 16 July 2009

Another lovely poem Fay. I'ts such a truthful observation that the mind seems to work overtime during the unaptly named 'restful hours'. It seems that many issues and personal worries surface, just to keep us awake. Lovely sentiment and intimacy within Best Steve

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Shashendra Amalshan 23 July 2009

this is a cool one indeed.. felt your words to the core.. and you v woven it in a most beautiful manner indeed.. this is beautiful Fay..loved it..10++ with love shan

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Bob Gibson 16 July 2009

Its the darkness and the silence of the midnight hour no birds to sing, no bells to ring, no scent from a sleeping flower just the ticking of the clock, as darkness fills the air then the dawn breaks, and saves us from despair

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Tsira Goge 16 July 2009

But you send before dawn Curtains of love, descending Like rainbows.......... to loosen Dark's hold, .............................................. it's wonderful, Fay...10... Tsira

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Carol Gall 16 July 2009

good fay the iht is more so for lonely

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Lynda Robson 16 July 2009

Beautiful words Fay, I think our fears and worries can be magnified at night, and then night can hang heavy as you say, well done, 10 Lynda xx

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Fay Slimm

Fay Slimm

in Cornwall U.K.
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