This is a collection of poems I wrote for an English project in 10th grade. I had to come up with a theme and write certain types of poems within that theme. The theme I chose was "the night", and although this is not an extensive collection of those I turned in, it does contain my best of that packet.

Late Night Snow
Soft, silent, white flakes
Drift slowly downward in the
Cold, uncaring night

The Cricket
The majestic music sounds
As the magnificent musician bounds.

The Fall
The owl took flight
And found he was not so light.

Haunted Night
Blue black lighted street ways
Stretch under the full moon.
The scene is filled with mystic haze
Scaring even the bandit raccoon.

The wild dog howls
Like a scene from a horror book.
Its screeches grab the bravest man’s bowels,
And he could only look.

The sly night creeps on, haunted
Only with the creatures within.
The brave man only slightly daunted
But regretting any and all of his sins.

Freedom to be Content
Oh wonders of wonders upon the night sky
I will never forget this ‘til the day I die.
Even then, I suppose, I’ll be buried under this tree
To relive this moment; here I’ll always be.

It is here that I feel free,
Here against this big fig tree,
Staring out at the night sky
And many times I think and sigh.

A sigh of contentment I hope to feel again.
I hope this feeling can be passed on the my kin.
But now I just relax and feel the moment,
Content with my thoughts with no one’s judgemental comments.

Within the Night
He left the day
His mother cried
He could not stop
Her mournful cries
The orders came within the night.

He donned his gear
And said goodbye
He wondered if
Anyone would not cry
He left forever within the night.

He fought so bravely
The best in his crew
It happened too soon
And no one knew
It happened within the night.

‘Twas simple shot
A torpedo down
Blasted a hole right open
With a horrible slam
So many men died within the night.

His mother had feared
Her son would not live
But he followed orders
And gave all he could give
Such tragedy within the night.

Come Into the Night
Come with me into the night!
Fly with me and be free!
I am the one you can escape with,
Never come back to be reconciled with!
Go where we want and be free.

Come with me into the night!
Be free with me and feel love!
I’m the one who will never scorn you.
I’ll never ever desert you,
And together we’ll always be free.

Come with me into the night!
You’ll love the new life we’ll live!
We can always stay there,
And we won’t ever have to go away.
We will do what we want and be free.