Twilight
I saw the sun fall away
Motioning the end of day
Handfuls of light were left in the atmosphere
Dripping across the sky, somewhere near
Me, I could see the world around
Every breath and cry that nature would sound
But still it was, as day slipped underneath
The pocket of earth that lies beneath
Even as the stars blinked awake
The last sun ray could not break
As steady as a paint stroke and faint as a wing
It stroked every blade of grass and watery spring
Night was a warrior it was marching on fast
I could feel in the moment, only minutes would last
The wind brushing my skin held electricity
Closing my eyes, breathing in, life circled around me
Standing in the twilight, my voice rose to confess
Even under the moon, everything shined in a way unexpressed
Font size:
Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 10, 2023
- 42 sec read
- 5 Views
Quick analysis:
Scheme | AABBCCDDEEFFGGHHIC |
---|---|
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 744 |
Words | 142 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 18 |
Translation
Find a translation for this poem in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Twilight" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 13 Jun 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem/89671/twilight>.
Discuss the poem Twilight with the community...
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In