In The Long Night Comments

You use a single word to great effect, namely, long. Its repetition means its meaning spills over and embraces not just temporal duration, but also additional meanings like faithful, enduring, true. committed - all words which contain the sense of lengthening experience. Besides this poem expresses the sheer joy of passion. The experience is heightened awareness of things we usually take for granted. But you reveal how the magic of night sheds an irresistable spell.