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Night Fold

Yet many hours til morning
    The moon is high and cold
And in her brilliant streaming are shown the ways of dreaming
    While the night awaits adorning,
    Its silver-edged adorning:
    The earth waits for adorning,
    And sleep laps fold on fold.

Yet many hours til morning
    The stillness reigns supreme -
A lone light o’er the meadow entwines with darkest shadow
    And it gives a quiet warning,
    A quiet glow of warning:
    To the world it gives a warning
    Of the certain power of dreams.

Yet many hours til morning
    And I have seen that glow;
I know of what is spoken, of the spell that can’t be broken –
    For I have felt a mourning,
    A dream, and then a mourning:
    I have felt a strange sad mourning
    For this I truly know.

Yet many hours til morning
    The moon is shining cold -
In starlight softly streaming unfolds the path of dreaming
    While the night awaits adorning,
    Its silver-edged adorning:
    The earth waits for adorning,
    And sleep laps fold on fold.

Author notes

This is one of my favorite poems I've written because it actually speaks what I was feeling at the time I wrote it - of all my poems, this one I think has the most of me in it. . .oh, and my warmest thanks to Eusebius for inspiring me to write. . .

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  • Sai Babas Lotus
    October 31

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    I love the imagery throughout your poem and the lines that repeat. Congrats on the GOLD! Can you tell me what is this form of poetry called?

    Thanks,
    Charishma


    • XLadyElinorX
      November 2
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      thanks! yes, I am quite pleased with my beautiful gold baby, ha ha about the form - it isn't a form, I just made it up. It came to me that way the night I wrote it. Inspired by the style of Poe and Alfred Noyes' "The Highwayman"... Elinor


  • KnightOfTheRose gold member
    October 24

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    Okay I didn't comment on this one I really like this poem. It was beautiful Thank for taking the time to enter. Excellent work and best of luck to you in my contest



    -Steve-


  • Abby In Chains. silver member
    October 24
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    This poem is really beautiful. It struck me, and the form is stunning.

    Very well done, and best of luck in the contest.

    Abby


  • Nickelspring gold member
    September 22

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    I love the rhythm and layout of this poem.  Yes I can hear Poe echoes, I love Poe! I enjoyed how the first stanza repeats at the end, just lovely

    A pleasure to read

    K

     


    • XLadyElinorX
      September 23
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      oh yes, you'll find him in a lot of my poems - he's one of my very favorites. . . glad you found this "a pleasure to read," poet Elinor


  • No Quarter
    July 10

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    wonderful poem. just amazing is all i can say. the imagery, the language, thr rhythm, just wonderful.
    "The moon is high and cold
    And in her brilliant streaming are shown the ways of dreaming
    While the night awaits adorning,
    Its silver-edged adorning:
    The earth waits for adorning,
    And sleep laps fold on fold."
    "The stillness reigns supreme -
    A lone light o’er the meadow entwines with darkest shadow
    And it gives a quiet warning,
    A quiet glow of warning"
    beautiful
    thanks for entering and good luck

  • Topnotchsy
    May 5

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    This is beautiful. I'm thrilled to have come across your poetry on the site, as I've enjoyed every piece I have read. Each is well written with wonderful rhythm, rhyming and content.


  • movedon
    April 13

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    the rhyming scheme was something i must admit i have never seen before!! that is so cool!! great job Thank you for entering, i apologize for my delay in judging and best of luck in my contest!


  • Dark Otter
    February 26

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    Tell me about the form!

    This seems unique. If it is a particular form, it should be described in the AN's. It seems to repeat with feminine endings. What is the intent here? I need to know more about its intended meaing and its construction.


    • XLadyElinorX
      February 26
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      errrr. . . it just came to me that way at night and so I had to write it. . .intended to sound like Poe (my biggest influence), and I like feminine endings a lot. . .I guess I meant it to have a dream-like feel. . .I don't really know, it just came to me. . .


  • GiftedPsychosis gold member
    February 22

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    WOAH!
    The rhyming scheme is crazy!
    I love it :->
    This is an awesome poem.
    Really cool.
    Great job!

    Oh, and good luck in the contest :->

    • XLadyElinorX
      February 26
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      heheheh. . . glad you liked it, poet. no really, I am muchly pleased. . .


  • Melodies
    February 13

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    Ah yes, when I first began to read, I thought that Edgar A. Poe had returned to us. Wonderful writing, good poet. Amazing and so fluid.


    • XLadyElinorX
      February 14
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      oh thank you muchly, Melodies. I am honored to be compared to him. . .the poem just flung itself into my head and I had to write it. . .

  • Eusebius
    February 13

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    Oh, this is so wonderful, excellent and absolutely superb! I hear a great deal of Poe in here rather than eusebius, however. A most magnificient piece of poetry, and I loved it!!!!


    • XLadyElinorX
      February 14
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      yes well. . . Edgar Allan Poe is a great influence for me, but so are you, Eusebius. You inspired me to write as well and as much as I could, you see. . .

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