Standing guard
By Ian Black
Category: Poetry
Genres: Psychological, Factual
Poem 1
Standing guard-Haiku
Once the guardian
To a sleeping world of light,
Now a hollow shade
Standing guard
I have always stood guard
And watched the world in slumber
Reflecting on the moon and stars
In the early hours of summer
I crept out on my windowsil
And watched the fading light
Revering beauty ever present
Humbled by this site
I thought about my given place
Among the vast expanse
The spectrum of creation
And the callous wheel of chance
A sense of noble power
Bubbled up inside
All other eyes were static,
Only I could hold the night
But I found myself abandoned
By my cherub of the dark
And all the beauty of the world
Gave way to something stark
I stared out towards the vista
With intent to be profound
But rapture had withered away
Without the cherub's loving sound
The stars were choking in the veil
The blackness over-ruled
Clouds smothered the waning moon
No longer some celestial jewel
I regarded my position
As night watchman of the world
And felt so empty in my woe
Without my pure and precious girl
So I guard the night, so desolate
And await the world to turn
For the dawn to be revealed
For the cherub to return
10 people call this work a favourite
The RAF?...wow, good man. You have my respect. As for the spider, I'm always open to interpretation.
I imagined myself as the person in the poetry, i love it so much. It really makes me see the image, and feel the emotions the said person is feeling. I've always been very interested in peoples "places in the world", mine being to be here for others, to heal when healing is needed :)
I think you and I share a similar place in the world. I'm glad you liked it, and relating to it is always a good thing, for both the reader and the writer.
I like the air of mystery, as nightwatchman of the world waiting for the sun, the cherub..., for eternity? yes a poem of depth and a good read, i liked it very much terry aka madpote
thank you so much for your comments, all. Especially Madpote =) I hope you read and enjoy more of my work. Xx
My cherub has arrived on enovella. Please view her work and leave a comment if you enjoy it. http://enovella.co.uk/writer.php?writer=531
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Posted 11 months ago
That's good, the title made me think about my time on guard in the RAF which is why I read this but there is a twist. It a spider your talking about. A lot of thought has gone into this well done.