nether light

 

I lie here
in this nether light
'twixt day and night
n'er sound nor sight
can bother me
as in my reverie of delight
I conjure images of flight
and soar the open searing sky
from dawn to dusk
and night to light
a never netherland
of sights and sounds
and wonders bright
'bove cities bleak
through skyscapes vast
cross bog and mellow meadows sweet
I fly in my mind's eye
and see an empty beach
footstepped by two
and there land to feel
you sway beneath the dunes
where once we lay
to see the sun asetting
O take me there
where once I grew
and knowing nothing
there I knew
the nether light
'fore dawning





Poetry by Peter Humphreys
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Written on 2009-04-05 at 00:59

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normalil
So beautifully gentle. I was there with you. Bless your insight and eloquence.
2009-04-30


Phyllis J. Rhodes
I walked into your dream and sat quietly and oh so small upon your shoulder and experienced it all as you traveled through this poem. It was my first visit to Paradise.
2009-04-26


Caprice
Mmmmm, I love this one! So gentle and illuminating... the woe and yearning for what has been. Never being able to return other than in memory.
2009-04-10


Rob Graber
Your poetry has a double glow: your sensitivity and your love for your homeland. If you were to publish a book, Peter, I would buy it! (I mean to be in touch with you soon about this.)
2009-04-05


melanie sue
Exquisite! This is such a wonderful read....I could just lose myself inside your poems if it were possible.
2009-04-05


Brian Oarr
Very nice write ... and echoing Rob, the final 6 lines truly impress.
2009-04-05


Elle The PoetBay support member heart!
You always manage to transport the reader into your vision Peter - a deepfelt feeling of loss, though I felt in this - as always though beautifully written

Elle x
2009-04-05


Rob Graber
It's all good; the last six lines are to me magnificent!
2009-04-05


Bob
I like this mad yet meditative style of yours. It flows.
2009-04-05


jenks The PoetBay support member heart!
this is whimsical and beautiful.
i like your style.
so gentle.
2009-04-05