poem © Jeffrey Beaty
November 22, 2016 — 2 am
8 lines
Another late night (early morning) maudlin poem, inspired by a brewing storm and mixed feelings of both contentment and loneliness.
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Tag: night
There’s a Full Moon Over the Highway
poem © Jeffrey Beaty
August 18, 2016 — 1 am
10 lines
A poem inspired by a very late night to early morning drive along the front range between Colorado Springs and Denver, accompanied by a beautiful full moon.
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Leaving on a Jet Plane
Moon over DIA
“Leaving on a jet plane…” Little before sunrise at Denver International Airport as I prepared to leave for a much needed vacation.
Pull the Shade on the Night
poem © Jeffrey Beaty
written Dec. 31, 2015
24 lines
Times change, and so must I. Appropriate for the beginning of a new year.
This poem began like many of my poems, as a bit of negative maudlin dribble. And then it took a turn for the better. That positive spin was a little bit a conscious choice, but also kind of where I’m at… Trying to break the habits my brain likes to get into and drive outside the “ruts” my grey matter likes to follow. But this turn was also a little what actually occurred, and shows that nothing always stays the same. And if you look hard you can find something to enjoy, be happy or thankful for even in the worst of times. Read the Poem
Thunder in the Night Redux
poem © Jeffrey Beaty
November 5 rewrite of a “first draft” written November 4, 2015
8 lines
Looking at the original version of this poem that I wrote and published yesterday, an idea occurred to me about its arrangement that I wish I had thought of earlier. So I edited it to this version which I like a LOT better. Read the Poem
Thunder Grumbles in the Night
poem © Jeffrey Beaty
November 4, 2015 — 10pm
8 lines
[UPDATE: check out the much better final version of this poem.]
Listening to a brief autumn thunderstorm move through tonight had me feeling a bit maudlin and inspired me to write this very short bit of poetry. Read the Poem