Tuesday, 9 June 2020

A Poem a Day (170): Night light

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
A poem from a free source black-and-white photograph.

Night light 

A lamp in the dark 
Perched on pavement.
Moonless night,
Silver dust.

Twisted light,
Pungent oil.
Trapped fireflies
Seeking an escape.

Wires curve,
Trap the source,
So bright it casts
Everything else black.

A house squats,
Eyes darkened out.
Only its gate creaks
In the wind’s arms. 

Copyright Vickie Johnstone, June 9, 2020

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