Sunday, March 27, 2016

The feeling when walking alone at night

                                                                      Artist: Ladislaus Mednyánszky
Image: Walking at Night (here)

Sunday Whirl's 12 given words:
crooked three moon light smoke phantoms 
pebbles words names water God lead

Crooked and winding street
At three in the morning accentuating the creeps
The moon shy in emitting light
Lingering smokescreen of long misty nights
Phantoms real or imagined
Following not far behind it seemed

The feeling when walking alone
Still far from home
Pebbles on the ground
Kicked the only sound

Setting eerily in motion
Wild imaginations
Words and names could not describe
Like water gurgling out a broken pipe
God forbid, it could lead
To walking with heavy feet

For Mary's at PU's Poetry Pantry #295 and
Brenda's Sunday Whirl's Wordle #244

25 comments:

  1. You have captured the essence of being alone and how scary it can be perfectly Hank

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  2. If one lets the imagination play, so many things can be thought of that go bump in the night

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  3. That fear. I've been there, and your words bring it back. Well done, Hank!

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  4. The moon shy in emitting light
    Smokescreen of misty nights
    Phantoms real or imagined
    Following not far behind it seemed

    Eerie but beautiful at the same time..!

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  5. There is something a bit frightening about walking alone at night. Your poem aced this feeling, Hank!

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    1. Especially frightening when there's only darkness all around!

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  6. You have described why I hate to walk alone especially at night...I have a vivid imagination...too vivid!

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  7. I felt the eerie Ness and fear of walking at night.

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  8. Haha, yes! When walking alone at night, it definitely does accentuate everything and set in motion one's wild imagination!

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  9. I can relate so well, Hank, having to walk my way home through the night after hours of commute & late night shifts. It's rather scary when you are all by yourself walking with such a heavy feet & exhausted already, yet you can enjoy the view of the moon & the stars when the sky is being generous. Hello Hank! Happy Easter! :)

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  10. Very good, I have felt this way many times when walking at night only the feet got a little lighter and I began to jog.

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  11. Walking at night can be beautiful too but I suppose we have to be careful where we do it but would agree strongly when you are in a strange neighbourhood.

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  12. Feels like some personal notes here...esp. love 'moon shy'. Like what I done with words, Hank!

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  13. Luv it scary yet contained
    Thanks for dropping in at my Sunday Lime this week

    Much love...

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  14. Alone in the dark, always scary,

    Elizabeth

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  15. This is an amazing mood piece, Hank. One of your best descriptions - I felt I might inhabit the picture.

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  16. A poem I can relate to Hank. Bering alone specially at night is not a particulary nice feeling. Excellently written.
    Yvonne.

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  17. I know for a woman walking alone late at night is more like a nightmare! Nice job Hank I enjoyed it.

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  18. Wow. You really captured those eery feelings one has when walking alone in the middle of the night. At least, that's what I image because I've never literally walked alone in the middle of the night, but metaphorically I have, we all have. Great write Hank.

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  19. I love the feeling you give this Hank. For anyone who walks alone in the shadows knows that feeling of what is just behind (at least in one's imagination.)
    Creepy...

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  20. NIcely imagined and beautifully written.

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