Night

On her blog human being challenged us to write a poem about "Night." Here is mine. See her blog for links to others who have also written night poems here.



A walk on the road
One moonless night.
Sounds amplify:
feet against dirt,
the wind on the leaves,
the scurry of an animal
in the bush. Trees
loom dark against a dark sky.

At the pond:
plop of a frog,
plunk of a turtle,
the smell of rotting grass,
faint musk of deer,
and in the water,
dark ripples
awaiting the dawn.