A Thursday Poem -- Dark but not
In the Dark
I'm sitting here in the dark
Of the dark I'm not afraid
What's in the dark that scares me
Dark is black for lack of light
Red fired dragons await me
Gorillas howl green snapping
What's in the dark I'm real scared
Orange and black striped poison snakes
Shiny brown bears show their teeth
Grey wolves trying to make friends
Dark wiped in black is my friend
What I can't see won't see me
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- Poem Copyright, Jimmiehov 2019, All Rights Reserved
- I'm linked with Susie Clevenger in the Imaginary Garden at http://withrealtoads.blogspot.com/2019/07/bits-of-inspiration-you-write-color.html?m=1
- Susie has pulled some black and white and gray tinted pictures from the Web for us to add color with our poem. I chose a picture of a girl sitting in the dark, looking up.
- You can see Susie's picture choices at the link above, 'The girl sitting in the dark' picture is the last one.
Labels: art, Artistic Interpretations, Dark, Poem, Syllabic Form
posted by Jim @ 7/11/2019 09:43:00 PM
7 comments
7 Comments:
Oh yes, it isn't darkness I fear, but what travels within it. A perfect poem for the image. Thank you for taking part in the prompt!
For most of us, it is our minds that cause the terror in the dark. If we truly listened, we would probably be calmed by the night noises...
A most apt description of a person struggling with the fear of darkness.
11If I say, Surely the darkness shall overwhelm me, and the light about me shall be night;
12Even the darkness hideth not from thee, but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to
from Psalms 139:7-16. Even in the darkness we cannot hide from the love of God, not even in the dark of death.
Thank you, Felisol. Psalm 139 is your motto, your guide, and your life. That we should all believe and live that for our lives.
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Jim, this is so well written. I feel the fear and the things we manifest in our mind at night.
I never thought about, "what I can't see, can't see me." Love this, Jim!
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