Dusk Belies Darkness Poem by Barry Middleton

Dusk Belies Darkness

Rating: 5.0


Dusk belies darkness,
for dusk threatens
and menace dwells
in fearful expectations
of fading light.
But night is a comfort,
no hidden evil waits
in celestial shadows.
Night is rest.
No sin,
no omission
judges my eternity.
I am blameless.
Gentle silence beckons,
and peacefulness.
No pain,
no cold,
no loneliness,
no disdain,
only the caress
of blind stardust.

Dusk Belies Darkness
Wednesday, April 27, 2016
Topic(s) of this poem: death,night,sunset,darkness
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Tom Billsborough 01 May 2016

I've just read your profile and you come across as a very caring person. So I thought it's high time I had a look at your poems. You've certainly achieved your ambition to be a poet and, judging by this one, a very good one too. It's funny you should mention twilight but it's the one time of the day I hate driving. Night driving I like with its sharper detail. I know this might sound a little mundane. Your poem hits far deeper cords. A definite 10. Tom Billsborough

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Barry Middleton 01 May 2016

Thank you Tom. I am still in the process of posting things I wrote years ago but soon will get back to more current work. Thanks again for the rating.

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Nosheen Irfan 29 April 2016

Lovely piece of writing. Emotions n Nature intermingled beautifully.

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Barry Middleton 29 April 2016

Thank you Nosheen.....................................

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Norah Tunney 27 April 2016

Between the lines of this poem I sense a deep peace and acceptance the last line might even be a good description of our true nature?

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Barry Middleton 29 April 2016

Yes, a return to stardust. Peaceful and without pain.

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Barry Middleton 27 April 2016

I was trying to convey several ideas - that night is not fearful nor is death, that most of our sins are minor and forgivable, and that the dust that we return to is stardust.

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Mihaela Pirjol 27 April 2016

It is good to read a poem that can actually make you reflect, and this one does that: it is true, dusk precedes the night, and it does feel a little frightening at times, especially when you are somewhere new or alone.

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Barry Middleton 27 April 2016

And hopefully death is ultimately no more frightening than night.

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