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On This Night
On This Night
by Melissa Morris
On this night when searching has ceased
and the pale light of the baby moon
causes my lashes to fall along with my hopes,
I agree to sleep.
Blustery gusts of night time dust
take a whimsical path to my window
for a
tap-tap-tap
melodically rhythmic night cap.
I am charmed into a trance
by the echoes of a lullaby,
sung so long ago,
and incessantly recalled.
I am eased into a slumber state
by Luna’s glowy touch over my eyes.
Spells of magic cast away upon me
and sail over moon-kissed waves,
a caravelle of dreams.
This “On This Night” was originally published in The Podium, 2000. © Melissa Morris
Sometimes there are just no words…
Sometimes, there are just no words that seem to fit. The more you try to find the right word, the harder it becomes. In cases like these, there is not much you can do, but let it be. The wrong words only make things worse.
abandoned, anguished, at a loss, at sea, baffled, bemused, bewildered, blah, blue, broken-hearted, bummed (out), cast down, chagrined, choked, clueless, crestfallen, crushed, cut up, dejected, deserted, depressed, desolate, despairing, despondent, devastated, discombobulated, disconcerted, disconsolate, discontented, discouraged, disenchanted, disillusioned, disgruntled, disheartened, dismal, dismayed, disoriented, dispirited, displeased, dissatisfied, distressed, doleful, down, down in/at the mouth, down in the dumps, downhearted, downcast, dumbfounded, fazed, flummoxed, forlorn, forsaken, friendless, frustrated, gloomy, glum, grief-stricken, grieving, heartbroken, heavy-hearted, inconsolable, injured, isolated, let down, lonely, melancholy, miffed, miserable, mortified, mournful, muddled, mystified, nonplussed, offended, pained, peeved, perplexed, puzzled, sad, saddened, shattered, solitary, sore, sorrowful, taken aback, tearful, upset, woebegone, wretched…
~Melissa