Darkness seeps through stately pines,
outside this home-made, tar-paper shack.
It's two AM, and I cannot sleep again,
so I gaze out into the black.
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Another excellent read, David. It expresses the eeriness of night in the forest and the legacy of fear and superstition we carry from our forebears and our childhood. I like how, looking back at the end, you smile about it now.
I just finished a humorous poem by you and came upon this one so I thought I'd see what else you had in your war-chest.. Glad I did. This is a show-stopper! [Okay I will admit that after reading your yodeler poem that I was expecting you to say the deep were in the deer stands the next day, rifle in hands...er... hooves ]. I am stopping by again to see what more you've got! ! ! ! !
Glad you liked it. I do like to mix it up, though Deer in a Deer stand is quite an idea...