NIGHT

Silence and still not total;
the clock’s tick-tock,
the creaking of ceiling boards,
the stridulations of crickets in cracks…
Nothing,
nothing but depressing darkness-
inky black,dripping with gravity
A struggle to parley with the non-physical-
tossing, turning
to commune with the mind
and its weird antics
Rare reports of howling watchdogs
warding off creatures of the night,
seen and unseen,
howling in harmony…
Expectancy,
anticipation of daylight
eyes open in a sea of lightless night
ears keen to sounds nuusual
mind alert to jump into action
Night,
canter away dark horse and
let light pervade!