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Ordinary Night

It was ordinary:
the hill, the town,
the sky, a wisp
of cloud against
the stars. Ordinary
as methane rain
on Titan or the dry
encroaching ice
on the windswept
Martian poles.
Common as each
flower in this field
around my feet,
each one a star
to mirror constellations
above my blood-filled
head. The window
lights in town
click off, a chorus
of everyday amens,
whispered in the holy
darkness of the night.

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Magpie Tales #234

Published inPoems

6 Comments

  1. Darlene @ Lost in Literature Darlene @ Lost in Literature

    “The window lights in town click off, a chorus of everyday amens.”

    Love it.:)

  2. CC CC

    I love the feeling in this….it is anything but ordinary. Exquisitely written, particularly the last few lines šŸ™‚

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