Midnight Darkness/Midnight Dreams

The wonder of midnight
Shadows dancing playfully along the edge of my glass
In hues of tarnished gold
The golden cognac caressing my pallet
As a  wondrous, sweet fire slowly spreads throughout my body
Warming my heart in a gentle embrace
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Midnight
Shadows inhaled in little sips
Sending waves of sweet fire through my soul
The night so young, silver stars reflected in a mirror of gold
Gently inhaling the sweet fumes of absolute serenity
The embers from my candle slowly fading, a dream lost in among shadowy curtain
The glass loosely held, a few drops glinting at the bottom
In the living room, towering above life itself 
The ancient clock looms silently, keeping score
Twelve strokes droning solemnly through winding corridors of thought, plummeting into 
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Midnight  darkness
Twelve moments made special by a deep musical chime
Like a breath exhaled
Nay, conjured forth from lungs of brass
The last cognac adorning the rim of my class
Like tiny drops of gold
I sit still, savoring the moment
Before retiring   
To my chamber, to my midnight dreams