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My friend night

Sanet van Rensburg

Free verse
Come quietly:
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Fall with songs you wrap in Oxford blue and black on the blinding skies of day
to find me
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Tar with calm my ruined head and tame my wildest horses
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Come quietly, Night

About this poem

Night presents a promise of sleep and respite; to the depressed, anxious and tormented mind.

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Written on October 06, 2016

Submitted by Sanet.dubai on December 10, 2023

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Characters 192
Words 40
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 8
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Sanet van Rensburg

A poet in her spare time, Sanet uses the written word as an emotional outlet. She also looks to bring beauty to this world, sharing her life experience with vulnerability. ​ ​ ​ more…

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