On This Night
by Melissa Morris
On this night when searching has ceased
and the pale light of the baby moon
causes my lashes to fall along with my hopes,
I agree to sleep.
Blustery gusts of night time dust
take a whimsical path to my window
for a
tap-tap-tap
melodically rhythmic night cap.
I am charmed into a trance
by the echoes of a lullaby,
sung so long ago,
and incessantly recalled.
I am eased into a slumber state
by Luna’s glowy touch over my eyes.
Spells of magic cast away upon me
and sail over moon-kissed waves,
a caravelle of dreams.
This “On This Night” was originally published in The Podium, 2000. © Melissa Morris
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Funny, i’ve read this poem before, but now i see it as different because of the ‘old thoughts of you’ the ways the eyes lashes and bags are kind of sad and regrettful. I had always focused on the sound aspect of the ‘tapping’, instead of the other senses
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Thanks, Russell…that is interesting…I hadn’t made the connection myself, but just so you know this poem was written and published long before “Old Thoughts of You.”
~Melissa 🙂
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I love your poems, IRLA Techer.
Form,
Your Student
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