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Unveiling

When silence settles on a winter night,
faint hues of blue descend upon the snow.
Soon softened darkness follows gloaming's light
as heavens, black, unveil their cosmic glow.

The moon reigns nobly in its endless realm -
a pearl placed on a cloak of ebony.
Grand vessels filled with stars secure the helm -
sail through the universe, celestial sea.

A zillion diamonds dance across the sky,
each glistens one by one without a sound.
Then hours pass, the moon must bid goodbye
as Earth revolves and night appears unfound.

How vast, how wide, how deep each galaxy
unfolds, unfurls, unmasks Eternity.

About This Poem

Style/Type: Structured: Western

Review Request Intensity: I want the raw truth, feel free to knock me on my back

Editing Stage: Editing - rough draft

About the Author

Country/Region: United States

Favorite Poets: I tend to read Ted Kooser, Jim Harrison, Billy Collins, Paul Simon, Robert Frost. I like minimalist poetry, and poems reflecting on nature and Mother Earth.

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Geezer

Geezer

4 months 2 weeks ago

It took...

 me a little bit to unravel the tempo for this rhyming piece.
Because the words were so unordinary, I hesitated to ask you to change anything, for fear of ruining whatever rhythm that you had achieved. I watched the punctuation to discern what you were working at. In doing so, I found a line that I think could be adjusted to meet the rest of the poem. I think that the line:

[each glistens one by one without a sound"] could be:

each one glistens without a sound. I would go over the whole thing again, and try to discover the natural beathing pauses, and add or subtract commas. But I like this very much. ~ Geez.
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William Lynn

William Lynn

4 months 2 weeks ago

Hello Lavender

I read the poem several times before I read Geezer's critique.  

I too had difficulty on the first read establishing flow and meter.  On subsequent reads, it started to work better, but remained somewhat difficult.

That's why we call them drafts!  I loved the poem's thoughts and contents.

Thanks, Will

Lavender

Lavender

4 months 2 weeks ago

Howdy, Geezer and Will!

Hmm... I will definitely rethink this if it's not clear that it's a sonnet - 14 lines, 10 syllables each line, iambic pentameter with a stress on every other syllable, abab rhyme.  I'll check it over!

Thanks so much for reading and your thoughts!

L

William Lynn

William Lynn

4 months 2 weeks ago

Me again.

I'm such a novice at poetry that I did not know it was a sonnet, nor did I know the required syllable count, stress, etc.

With that said, perhaps it's perfect as written.  I learn something new everyday from you folks. Thanks.

Lavender

Lavender

4 months 2 weeks ago

Hello, Will,

I am always learning, too, and have discovered a lot about sonnets from this site and fellow poets.  You and Geezer have excellent meter and rhythm, so I still question this if both of you struggled with it.  Still thinking it over!

Thank you!

L

Rula

Rula

4 months 1 week ago

Dearest Lavender

This is so beautiful! I don't agree with the gentlemen's feedback. It might be using a less familiar language but still and for that reason I find it fascinating. The title also works great for me.

I definitely love the closing couplet,

How vast, how wide, how deep each galaxy
unfolds, unfurls, unmasks Eternity.

 

Thank you for sharing this beauty dear.

Lavender

Lavender

4 months 1 week ago

Hello, Rula,

The evening sky, and all beyond, is full of wonder!  

Thank you for reading. I always appreciate your generous thoughts!

Lx