Quiet Dark

Quiet Dark


You are the quiet dark
Of a winter night
The softness of newly fallen snow
That blankets the world
In silent stillness

You are the shadow
By my side
Footsteps matching mine
Altering the path 
When you chance to lead 
And when you choose to follow

You are the sky
Betwixt midnight and dawn
The lost hours
Against whose darkness 
My starlight shines

You are the calm
Of a peaceful sleep
The comfortable cocoon
Of a gentle embrace
And words whispered quietly
To my darkness



Words: ©2019LCR
Image: CCO
Submitted to: Real Toads - I like for you to be still

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  1. This is so lovely, Lori. Just beautiful. Sigh.

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  2. Reads nicely, Lory. Seems as though the moon commands stillness.
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    1. I would have to agree with you on that! :)

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  3. I can hear your poem being whispered to a lover in the dark of night. It is lush and lovely.

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    1. I'm so pleased it came across that way! Thank you! :)

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  4. How beautifully this is written Lori. The love, the attachment to a partner almost makes you one.

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  5. Oh this is incredibly beautiful!! 💖 Especially love; "You are the sky betwixt midnight and dawn." Thank you so much for writing to the prompt 😊

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    1. Thank you so much! I am really enjoying the prompts. They are fabulous inspiration!

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  6. Marvelous. Sshhhhhhhh...

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  7. the shadowy, matching footsteps.... love that!

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  8. So beautiful... I can hear it being spoken to a lover as you are curled into an embrace

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    1. Thank you. Yes that's a great feeling!

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  9. What a sweet love poem for all of us who chance to lead or choose to follow!

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