NaPoWriMo 2013 – Day 12 – Under Dark Night Skies.

Today I strike out on my own again. I could raise no enthusiasm for today’s optional prompt and so I decided once again to visit my Unfinished Work folder for inspiration. I found today’s poem in it’s embryonic form being just a few lines which I duly completed below.

I also wrote a short funny poem for my beautiful lady Raven this morning. It was written with Talking Tom to be the reader of the poem. You can see the result on my Facebook page here. I have added that at the end of this post in it’s written form. Very simple but fun.

Enjoy.

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Under Dark Night Skies.

In this dark cage we call night

Primitive urges began,

Megalithic starlit skies

The fear of dark, cold and maybe in awe

No other comfort than being with others

Fear of a new day, a new hunt, and maybe death

Maybe pain, but always portents in the sky

An eclipse, a comet, a star flashing across a dark but starry sky

A basic human brain, mere children to us

Sought answers, sought shelter

Superstition was borne, priests began

Offerings became the only way

Till we offered ourselves

And our freedom

To hide from being alone

Under dark night skies.

© 2013 Stan Rogers. All rights reserved.

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FOR MY RAVEN.

I really love you snookums

With all of my aching heart

Yes, I know I snore

And yes I know I fart

But all in all, forever more

I know my heart is true

I could love nobody else

Because there’s only you.

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© 2013 Stan Rogers. All rights reserved.

Me ‘n’ my baby at home

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