Night

Well, I  haven't posted for a while as I've been busy. A holiday in sunny climes and visits from family when we came back, has kept me away from my words. However, I did take a couple of hours out yesterday to go to a Poetry for Wellbeing workshop, which was like watering the dry desert - I really enjoyed it.
So, Just to say that the visits to my blog have reached the amazing number of 17,000 - can you believe that - I hardly can myself.

Night

 Again I am there,

After the work of the day is over,

The body, tired, waits for the rest of the

Living death of sleep.

The sun put out like a candle,

The moon too shy to make an appearance

Hides  behind dark clouds

I lay in the soft comfort of friendly sheets

Trying to avoid those busy 

Dance halls, those bars - bustling,

Where I get crushed , bruised broken...

With the energy of that blessed shadow time

I move closer to the river,

With the moon reflected,

My laughter loud , 

As I leave behind, those chains,

For others to skip around ,

If they will,

For others to fall over,

If they must.

But for me, the peace, the silence, the moon,

Only my own voice to interrupt the calm