Night Solace (Welcome Cold) I walk on an unlit path, Each step crisp to first frosts And solace found in The gentle cloak of darkness. A lonely shiver. Star lit exhalations illuminated in A million breath crystals. The moon parts the clouds And a welcome cold descends. A frozen stillness. Trees form silhouettes against The river where warmth Once laid it's happy hand, But now the flow is cold. A chilling blackness. I wait for morning, Surrounded by night

The Shadow Waves The shadow waves begin When the sea light Shines with last gold. And motes of soft spray Dissolve to salt On the evening winds, And the gulls fall silent. The shadow waves begin. Come! they beckon, A rhythm sound. Come!, drink our peace, Absorb the calm. You'll not find it Away from the shore. The shadow waves begin. Risen in anticipation, yet Crest-fallen with sadness. As the night ushers in darkness And returns the wave watchers, Sand sodden and pebble

Lifeforms by the Sea Fading shoreline and The evening watchers Mingle with the waves. Expectant for the Final sun colours. Fire flame pulled To a horizon. Extinguished to purpling Orange and crimson, The light coalesces, Seared to retinas. Memories burning pleasant. And the glow Of sea dark, Wraps the lifeforms In happy thoughts. Wave light recedes To abandoned shoreline. The evening watchers Sated and silent, Leave as silhouettes. Lifeforms fading to

Night's Approach (Sea Light Fading) Night's approach. The final dance Of the sea light. Until clouds rest In the blanket black. Seagulls tire of Squawk and caw. Muffled waves break On undisturbed shores, As night brings The silent comfort. And light slowly slips, Like sand flowing Between sky-fingers. The sea light lingers. The last sparks Of a happy day. Make way for The stillness of Night's approach. _________________________________ English Seasid

The Night Cold (Peace Desired) Long after the darkness fell, The cold of the night unmoving. We waited in the silence, The cold racked our bones And rattled our souls. Yet with every shiver We knew light would return And peace would break from A horizon shining with hope. Peace desired and light returned. #night #cold #peace #hope

Moon Star If there were but a single star To accompany the moon On the darkest night I know it would be you _____________________________ For Milla. Lighting my darkest nights. #night #stars #moon #light #memories #remembrance

The Canvas Sky He whispered 'What colour is the sky?' It's whatever colour you wish it to be. You only need to stand still, Alive in the sunset hour, And watch in silence. The colour will softly Bleed and flow onto A beautiful canvas Fleeting here and Impermanent A captured Moment Gone _____________________________ Bali Sunset. #sky #colours #hopes #life #night #day #sunset

Ocean at Dusk (Bali Haiku) Light that slowly dies Sunset farewell, ocean claimed Reborn to morning _____________________________ The sunset from the beach beside Tanah Lot, Bali. To witness the end of daylight and the sun's reemergence in dawn light is a privilege, a wonder and a joy. And every sunset and sunrise instils emotions and reaffirms life. Never tires. Never fails to impress. #sunset #ocean #haiku #thoughts #night #day

The Blur of Morning A half light, In a dawn of unfinished dreams. Clarity fails. The blurring of the last of night Blends with daylight, Tentative, reluctant, new. As darkness lifts, Waiting on the sun. And the moon fades To invisible respose. The sky cleansed of black, And colours emerge. Sharp, fresh, lucid. How joyous the full light. When you dream no more. #dreams #night #day #morning #dark #light #thoughts

Songs at Sunset Sunset began its final call, And strains of evening song Were caught drifting in snatched notes, On a momentary breeze stiff with melody. A distant church wrapped in shadows, Where pealing bells joined With the chorus of evening bird, Nightjar and nightingale in soft song. The haunting lament of a lone owl. From the smoked yellowed sunset, Darkness crept slowly. The flame of day cooled In night's extinguishing breath. The day gone. But the so

The Night Waves I heard the night waves, Crashing into blackened sands And mournful cried the winds I heard the night waves, Rhythmic thunder, pebbles scattered And those wearied skies wept I heard the night waves, In that bay, chilling, pulsating sound And the cold penetrated every grain of sand and pebble crack I heard the night waves, Crash and cry and weep And sleep was futile I heard the night waves, Taunting crescendos, exploding black And listened t

Sky Silent Parted In blackness of harsh night, We touched the sky. And slow revealed that first half light, And the sky silent parted. Uncloaked, darkness lifted, Painted in possibility. Streaked in brush strokes, Of coloured thoughts. Indelible in light permanent. Set against a canvas of black. _____________________________ Night can seem endless, until we touch the sky and the new dawn slowly reveals itself. #night #sky #hope #optimism #possibility #colour #dar

Of Gulls And Sunset The gulls swooped with the setting sun And majestic rose on those final thermals Soaring into evening sky Where blues blended to orange and crimson fire And the sun whispered its last warming breath Welcoming its peaceful rest And the gulls knew to fall silent Their squawks and caws stilled, unheard At peace with blackened sea Night fell slowly, to the sounds Of gentle waves, relentless, soft And when at last all was quiet The sea stilled too

Of Night and Daylight The risen sun cast warming breath And chill hours were lost From the night's suffocating cloak Riven to skies of deepest blue And fear of darkness passed trembling To still calm joy of dawn As daylight placed its gentle hand On the shoulders of those who wept Silent, unheard into endless black Waiting for morning's rescue _____________________________ As dawn gives way to daylight, the blackened fears of night subside to hopeful, calming t

Silent Hope The day began And fire mixed with ice The night pensive, frozen Thawed to optimism As the sun quiet rose In renewed silent hope _________________________________ A raw, bitterly cold walk to the highest point on the Malvern Hills, Worcestershire Beacon, to catch the sunrise. Whatever the temperature, however biting the wind, a sunrise always brings hope. #sunrise #dreams #hopes #night #day

Eyelids Fade As eyelids fade To seal dreams When fatigues seeps And creeps upon you Like the gloaming That turns to night Resist not sleep's desire For while gentle slumber Lays restful and peaceable The world rages on In interminable unrest Awakened and frantic Let those eyes heavy close And let sleep cocoon you Escaped and free from burden Dream now and smile in darkened nights The world can not reach you When eyelids fade and seal dreams ____________

The Dragon (The Insomniac's Companion) When will you learn, That you can not wrest sleep From the jaws of a dragon, That breathes the fire of insomnia? The futility of a fight that fails to exhaust, But instead invigorates and energises As the mind plays night games And the shadows of the dragon Circle and swirl, ignorant of your pleas The dragon mocks until the first cry of the distant cockerel That joins derisive in cacophonous, crowing laughter At which poin

There have been many times I have stared at the setting sun As it burned defiant, reluctant Giving way in coloured disdain To the ignorance of night And each time the dying sun Seemed to slow to a pause Before dipping low In a final radiant burst To be swallowed by the horizon And impending darkness As if apologetic and remorseful to have left For every sunset is a goodbye An inevitable departure With a hoped for return #sunset #night #evening #life

Sun Over Mountain Rose The sun over mountain rose And the mountains moved In rhythmic shock waves Of light that celebrated Our very existence Convulsing to the dawn That plundered the heart's depths And raged happy in the emotions That burst with the sun rising over the highest ridge One moment darkness and bitter cold Unrelenting interminable night The shadow of the great rock face brooded malevolent And conjured thoughts that saddened and froze with ever

Shadows at Dusk Dusk arrives.. Gentle, quiet, unperturbed. And saddened shadows fall, Where once we walked; Impermanent and momentary. Shifting silent, unnoticed, Until those shadows of moments lost, Break again to fragments misshapen. And disperse into black. As night smothers all. #evening #memories #shadows #darkness #night #thoughts