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Night
August 10, 2010
I'm holding destiny in my hands-
Joy or sorrow? I've got power
When rapture calls my soul to dance
To weather lifetimes in an hour.
In my arms I cradle a universe
Of sweetest passion spun at midnight-
Deep as the sky, yet shallow as a star,
It dissipates at dawning sunlight.
© Christy S., Germantown, NY
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This article has 6 comments.
proser said...
on Oct. 28 2013 at 1:35 pm
Stunning! You rhymed and managed to use delicious wordchoice all at once!
LittleMidnight PLATINUM said...
on Apr. 2 2011 at 6:28 pm
Ok, this is my favoirte one. I love it! I love the night and this just seems like the perfect poem to fit it. Keep it up!!!!!
leafy said...
on Apr. 2 2011 at 6:04 pm
i like this poem a lot, and usually i don't even like poems in this style! keep up the good work!
RainStorm said...
on Apr. 2 2011 at 1:01 pm
Amazing, how much this describes me... Whenever I read it, I think of staying up late to ponder the turn of the universe. Looove it!
HaleyDRog. GOLD said...
on Apr. 1 2011 at 9:37 pm
I love your style! You must be a very observant person and thats what makes your work stand out to me! This was an amazing piece of work! Keep it up!
