La Concha, Night-Time, by Landen Parkin

La Concha, Night Time, by Darío de Regoyos (Spain) 1906

La Concha, Night-Time

I find you in the quiet, amid the nightbloom’s enpurpled hue
Where soft tropic night permeates longing heart 
Our eyes meet and hold, simmering in darkened radiance
The sea warmed air murmuring melodies to sweet future

I find you in the slow, in midnight tinged with humid stillness 
In time’s smooth trickle, where twilight rests her head on my shoulder
Where music of the shrouded world fades into focus from the gloom
Between tree-shadow and lantern’s pull, we softly blend together

I find you in the murk, where fallen sky mingles with surface
Baylight synapses twinkling, shimmering on slow tides
Where waning moon’s glow fights against dusk’s might
Sweet nights burning together // whispered conversations of hope

Landen Parkin

This poem was first published in HAVIK--2019.

Landen Parkin is a poet, teacher, and artist living in St. Paul, Minnesota. His work has been published in multiple sources including Eclectica Magazine and Sheila-Na-Gig Magazine. He enjoys reading, writing, sleeping, and is the proud father of several plants that he has managed to keep alive for several months so far.