To Night, From Day
Dear Night, there is something I need to get off my chest
Despite appearances, our relationship hasn’t always been the best
I know I should have written sooner and probably could of if I tried
But I was busy trying to reduce your dark hold over the Aquarius sky
To put in bluntly, I and others are somewhat afraid of you
Everything changes without my daylight enhancing the view
Whites like cotton become only dark gray without the light you stole
Even bright deviled eggs are a black blob when you are in control
That precious cabin in the woods becomes scary when the sun goes down
Even then people try to extend me with any light source that’s around
You make beautiful blossoms fade away, which is probably your intent
I trust the night owls will disagree with my accusatory assessment
When you arrive, life itself seems to get up and leave on a dime
But when I make my entrance, I bring along the sun, it’s showtime!
I’ll end my letter now, and give you a chance to have your say
And though we have our differences, I know you’ll follow me. Sincerely, Day
——
Linked to dVerse Poets Pub: Open Link Night #284
Linked to Linda Kruschke’s Paint Chip Poetry Challenge Prompt #43. This week’s theme is the poem To Night by Percy Bysshe Shelley. The paint chip words and phrases are: cabin in the woods, deviled eggs, cotton, Aquarius, blossom, showtime, and night owl. The bonus angel card is trust,
See more Paint Chip Poetry.
I absolutely love this! A letter poem but in rhyming couplets. And I assume you didn’t read mine first to know I wrote as letter as well. 😁
Correct. I read neither yours nor Shelley’s prior. I just noticed the name was “to night” instead of “tonight” and the theme fell into place.
Hatfield must deal with McCoy this way.
Oh I absolutely love this. Yours is the first I read so far, including Shelley’s poem.
Great letter to the night!
I love this! Well done, Ron!
I didn’t realize you were writing to a word list. It flows so well. You make me think of that ELO song, Mr. Blue Sky. I love Mr. Day; he had such an honest chat here with Mr. Night.
Thanks. Yes, great ELO song.
You certainly know how to pen a letter …. creative and entertaining. Cheers.
This was brilliant: I really didn’t see the ending coming! Amusing, original and charming 🙂
This is gorgeously rendered! I especially like; “You make beautiful blossoms fade away, which is probably your intent/I trust the night owls will disagree with my accusatory assessment.” 🙂
Beautiful!
Awesome! this was like a rap diss track by Day for Night, HAHA loved your imagination. I think I will write from night’s side. Lets have a rap battle!
Day and night rarely meet but I can see how they both need each other… day actually need night to get his rest.