Poem -
I Am Night
It is in the subtle awareness
Of my tortured soul
Where I sometimes find
That I am night...
I am a string of pearls
On a hot dancer
Sweating in the night sky
Spinning slowly into celestial recesses
Wrapping myself around all things
I am night...
With a mutating appetite for light
I am night
In a black hole's emptiness
I am night
Like a drunken, broken, man
I brood in the light
And smile in darkness
I am the veil
I am night...
I am a funeral procession
The pallbearers that come marching
At sunset
I am night
The coldness that comes at death
The final breath
I am night...
Tony Taylor
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Legendary write Tony which brings a lot
of meaning - I pin this poem;
pure magic this is
LuV frommm the Jai guy :)))
Cool!! Thanx JAI MASTERS!!......I know that magnificent mind of yours....... and I truly appreciate the supportive PIN!!....... you rock bro!!....... hugs-n-high fives.......T xo ?✳✴☀♥
This magical creation has a fluidity and complexity which is to be marvelled at. No one can put a slant on a topic like you, which causes the reader to either consider perceptions or assess their emotional attachment to it.
You have an original perspective to share on most themes.
Masterful use of your poetry skills.
Take care my friend. :)
Dear SIR WATERS!!...... you have a way of making me look forward to your comments...... they are all like little blessings and touches of motivation.......... can't thank you enough brother poet!!.......thanx for the "original perspective" bit!!........ too cool!!....... be well my friend.:..... smiles.......T xo ?✳☀♥
Thanks for being there. Take care my friend !
:)
Hello Tony...
I hope you are well!
You have actually brought different life to the darkness...
Living in the mountains when there's no moon and no stars it's so dark you can't see anything because there's no lights when your closest neighbors houses are far away and unless they have a light on you can't see them...
If it wasn't for the daylight I wouldn't even know they were there...
Great write my friend!
Hugz and Smiles!
Love and Rockets!
Feathers
Hey Feathers!!..... yes, I'm actually improving health-wise and staying busy with my music......, appreciate you asking girlfriend......... in the mountains?.......I would think you'd be able to see the stars better ~unless of course, you were in the forest ........thanx so much for this Stacy!!........ hugs-n-smiles!!........T xo ?✳✴☀☀♥
Teacher Tony..
I am fascinated with darkness...
My life hides beneath its shadow..
Eventhough my soul scream for the light... It's in the clinched fist of night
all of my flaws and faults are hidden from prying eyes..
A handful of stars... This one pinned to my wall dear friend..
SIR BARKER!!......I ALWAYS appreciate you stopping by my page my friend....... but this time you sound a little depressed.......I pray all finds its way into clarity of heart and purpose for you brother poet.......thanx so much for the kind words .........and remember that your writing is a way to truth and peace of mind....... miss you man!!........ stay cool...... peace........T xo ?✳✴☀♥
I Am Night...this flows so effortlessly off the tongue. Each and every line brings a new image to mind. my favorite would have to be:
The words are so enchanting. Giving life to the night. some find comfort in darkness others fear or sadness. I find comfort in the night. I dream of one day living some place where there is no pollution so I can gaze upon the stars every night.
I also get migraines from bright light so I love the dark. i'd sleep during the day and be up at night if I could.
Great write! :)
xxxLily
Yay! LILY! ~been missing you around here.......thanx for sharing here in this comment....... pollution?.......L.A.?......or some other big city?........ you know, I was reading just the other day that people do there best when they find the right place for them......I pray you find it and get to gaze upon those stars ~migraine free......... my mom dealt with migraines for years ......then when we came to America and they went away........ go figure....... it's an interesting world.......thanx so much for the kind words girlfriend....... stay groovy!!....... hugs-n-smiles!!..........T xo ?✳✴☀♥
Atlanta, so I rarely see stars. When I visit my father in Kentucky I always sit outside and star at the stars for a good 30 minutes each night because they're just so beautiful and peaceful. I really want to take an astronomy class. My uncle used to know all the constellations my dad tells me. Hopefully within the next few years my father and I will have moved in together and be living somewhere just like that near my family.
xxxLily
Poetry of the highest order ## sublime ## so full of imagery ## you use your imagination to the max ##
" the true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but intelligence " Albert Einstein #
I'm pinning this my friend ##
Hugs and kisses
Leah
Hey LEAH!...... always a pleasure to hear from you......I ~like most of us ~am a huge Einstein fan........ never heard that quote before.......VERY cool.......I appreciate the overly complimentary comment girlfriend!!........ you do me honor........ too much I think....... be well....... and thanx for always being so groovy!!......... hugs-n-kisses.......T xo ?✳✴☀
Sorry Bro, I misquoted it!
" The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination "
I often discover my write after second reading.,
Sorry!! Sorry!
Hugs and kisses
Leah
Hi Tony I love everything you write
this one I felt every word, It has a sad tone to it
but superbly written with wonderful original phrasing.
I prefer the night it is when I feel at my best,I sort of come alive
Great write! pinned this one
Love n hugs Debs xo
Yay!! Thanx DEBS!!...... sometimes the night is quite comforting to me as well...... being a musician meant it was my time of day for years....... but I've come to appreciate the light as well these days...... it's funny how things evolve....... but the truth for me is...... finding beauty in all things these days....... guess I've been reading to much EMERSON!!.......thanx for this DEBS!!...... love to you and yours!!...... smiles......T xo ?☀✴✳
Involving and thought provoking as ever,a lovely piece.
John
Hey thanx JOHN ASTLEY!!.....truly appreciate this my friend...... be well brother poet!!....... smiles......T xo ?☀✴✳
My Dear Brother Poet Tony,
.
The darkest of his prophecies
Bring fear to all our hearts
For he paints himself a troubled man
With only endings, never start
.
His pain is ever present
His lamentations so very dark
But some day the light will shine again
In thanks, the Angels shall you hark
.
Peace, Love and Rockets,
Larry xxx
Dear Brother Poet LARRY!!....... you said to me in a recent comment how you enjoy to comment as much as write ........its a natural gift........ one of my favorite quotes is .."To read is to write, to have written!"....... and you my friend leave comments that are beyond the poem itself....... sometimes I feel unworthy of them...... and then I realize you are enhancing what Inhale written...... Love you for that!!........thanx so much my friend!!......LOVE and ROCKETS !!........T xo ?☀✴✳♥
My Dear Brother Poet Tony,
In the Renaissance, many great Old Master artists would paint a good part of their masterpiece, then have their students finish the backgrounds. When I comment on your brilliant poems, I feel like one of them, just putting the polish on the masterly work of a virtuoso.
Peace, Love and Rockets,
Larry xxx
hey T, love the tone of this poem, it struck me right away... has this classic romantic feel drawing deep emotions using natural imagery....I'm obsessively consuming John Keats and can see style similarities here, to be honest I avoid reading 'dark' themed writes but beautiful poetry can never be truly 'dark', in my opinion....I came away from this poem feeling uplifted, refreshed....even though the narrative speaks of death and night it is not sad, and that is quite remarkable....your poetic instincts are impeccable; pushing all the right buttons...so I promise not to shy away from the 'dark' ones in the future, at least not when you or John Keats moves the quill, cheers poet, top of the food chain...
Hey dear Poet Brother CHRIS!!....... I'm not quite sure how to reply to this most excellent comment....... as you know I'm a Keats fan myself......I think you read my tribute piece for him......... your comments ALWAYS blow me away....... the fact that you said you would not shy away from the dark ones is such a subtly powerful pat on the back....... makes me admit to you now ......that this ....for me..... was not a dark write...... but a search for the light......I am ever aspiring to the metaphysical possibility of discovering an as yet unknown link to the spirit that connects us all in one creator........ you're the only one to touch the heart of my write......I thank you my friend...... greatly!!....... your friend and admirer........T xo. ?☀✴✳
Tony your poems are so great all the time and so deep in meaning that some times I have a hard time understand tham it like you are a poet from the past in you like HOMER his poems were so deep so wow to this poem I only wish I could write like this
Hey GREG!!....I thank you truly for this.....I don't know how deep the rabbit hole goes brother poet...... but I promise you this.....I am not one to stop looking for the undiscovered in life.....thanx so much for the flattering comment...... never stop writing Greg......I have watched you grow greatly on Cosmo....... you have a unique voice..... and there will never be another Greg Etsell!!........be well........ttyl........smiles........T xo ?☀✴✳