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Night's Forest

July 21, 2021
By Abigail-Sterner PLATINUM, Mclean, Virginia
Abigail-Sterner PLATINUM, Mclean, Virginia
31 articles 2 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
“One must always be careful of books," said Tessa, "and what is inside them, for words have the power to change us.”<br /> ― Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Angel


Night dons her midnight cloak,

Sprinkling silver stars across its rippling folds.

She watches as her forest comes alive,

Screeches and howls and chirps and growls

Sounding out a melodious symphony.

Night swishes her onyx skirts,

Sending shadows that dip and dart down below,

As they tell the fox

The secrets of the hare.

Night waves her bejeweled fingers,

Summoning the sunless creatures to her court.

They dance and sway beneath her stars,

Lit by the glow of flickering fireflies.

Night calls her beloved wind,

Sending him to steal

From the trees and the creek and the flowers,

That owe allegiance to her bright sister.

Night invites the moon to waltz,

And they dance with ethereal grace,

Spinning beneath lacey leaves

Until the jealous wind hides the moon away.

Night sings, cold and clear,

A wicked sound that rings through her kingdom.

Her subjects pay a heavy tithe,

Hunting and prowling through a forest

That is only theirs until

Lady Sun rides across the sky,

Banishing Night back to the shadows,

Where she waits for dusk.


The author's comments:

It’s always interesting to personify nature.


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on Mar. 2 2022 at 11:42 pm
999mikaela BRONZE, Hilo, Hawaii
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wow. love this.

on Mar. 2 2022 at 4:38 pm
Me2008 PLATINUM, Houghton, New York
23 articles 104 photos 27 comments

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And one day, the girl with the books became the woman writing them.

I am actually speechless. This poem is so beautiful! I've never seen nature personified like this in a poem, it's really well written! Good job!

Would you mind reading some of my poems? I need some feedback!

Afra ELITE said...
on Mar. 2 2022 at 5:12 am
Afra ELITE, Kandy, Other
103 articles 7 photos 1824 comments

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"A writer must never be short of ideas."<br /> -Gabriel Agreste- (Fictional character- Miraculous)

Yes, it's a wonderfully written poem...Good work getting it on editor's choice...⭐⭐⭐

on Jul. 22 2021 at 3:30 pm
Crazywolfiegirl2 PLATINUM, Kington, Other
26 articles 3 photos 284 comments

Favorite Quote:
There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature—the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after winter. —Rachel Carson

Wow, I LOVE this, I have only been a member for a few weeks, and I have earned two editors choice in that time, but yours is just amazing, u definitely deserve it! ⭐