Snow's Writing for 2019, 2020, & Beyond

Midnight Loneliness

Midnight Loneliness

I listen to the wind,
whispering through the autumn trees
shaking their multicolored leaves
onto the cold pavement.

It is midnight,
your memory slips into my mind
hiding today's happiness
like storm clouds hide the moonlight.

I am alone!
Forgotten and forlorn
I wait for dawn to adorn
my day with hope.

Poet's Note: ▼

Line Count: 12
Form: Quatrain stanzas with random rhyme scheme.
Prompt: I have provided you with the complete lyrics to five different songs. Choose ONE song. Write a poem using ONLY the words contained in the lyrics. Memory - Cats, Heaven's No Place - Horsefeathers, Hotel California - The Eagles, American Pie - Don McClean, Angel - Sarah McLaughlin. Your poem must be a minimum of eight lines. Each line must be a minimum of three words.
Song chosen with lyrics: Memory - Cats

Midnight
Not a sound from the pavement
Has the moon lost her memory?
She is smiling alone
In the lamplight
The withered leaves collect at my feet
And the wind begins to moan

Memory
All alone in the moonlight
I can smile at the old days
I was beautiful then
I remember
The time I knew what happiness was
Let the memory live again

Every street lamp
Seems to beat a fatalistic warning
Someone mutters at the street lamp gutters
And soon it will be morning

Daylight
I must wait for the sunrise
I must think of a new life
And I mustn't give in
When the dawn comes
Tonight will be a memory too
And a new day will begin

Burnt out ends of smoky days
The stale cold smell of morning
A street lamp dies, another night is over
Another day is dawning

Touch me
It's so easy to leave me
All alone with my memory
Of my days in the sun
If you touch me
You'll understand what happiness is
Look a new day has begun

Written for "The Not-So-Daily Poem" .