dusk slowly advances
night’s chill is settling
all the dreams have gone to bed
I sit quietly
close by this fire
soothed by its crackling
eavesdropping on my wife
reading our child
bedtime stories
soul’s settled
heart’s full
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rob kistner © 2020
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Outstanding, brother; a very creative way to work with the prompt. I liked “when all the dreams have gone to bed.” There is a tranquility in this piece/peace that is often missing from our poetics that respond to today’s chaos.
Thank you Glenn. I was neefing to put forth something gentle today… 🙂
This sounds so cosy… what a friendly way to eavesdrop
Thank you Bjorn… 🙂
a very real sense of deep contentment that everything is right with your world!
Thank you Kate. It’s not, but I am seeking solace in writing.
Your quadrille is so comforting and cosy, Rob. I love the thought that ‘all the dreams have gone to bed’ and that you are eavesdropping on bedtime stories – wonderful!
Thank you Kim, I am pleased this touched you… 🙂
There is such a palpable sense of peace in this poem, Rob! Beautifully penned.
Thank you Sanaa! I have been searching for peaceful mindfulness these past few months — so I decided to write me some… 🙂
My heart was filled with the joy, tranquility and contentment you felt in that precious and irreplaceable. moment. Beautifully expressed Rob! ????
Thank you Mother, I’m pleased it was… 🙂
This is a touching recount of a peaceful evening in a house of love.
Thank you Bev. Culled from memories of being a young father.
A lovely scene Rob – full of fond quietness, I can almost hear the murmur of the reading, the crackle of the fire and the creak in the floorboards.
Sounds of hearth and home Peter… 🙂
A very calm-inducing poem, like a lullaby for adults. So nice to have you back at dVerse, Rob.
Thank you Lisa, such genuinely gracious words. Great to be back in a rhythm and feeling better. 🙂
Far more comforting than a yoga mat and an extended OOOoooommmmmmmmmmmmm… Thank you, Master.
Namaste Grasshopper…!
Peace and love – our hearts are full.
Yes Grace! 🙂
I could feel this poem, it hit a chord inside of me. All the dreams have gone to bed but, yet there is a bedtime story. Beautifully woven.
Thank you very much True! 🙂
A gentle write for sure, Rob! Love this peaceful domestic feeling your poem emotes.
Thank you Lynn. 🙂
This is a wonderfully satisfying poem, Rob. What a great use of the prompt. It does not get any better!
Thank you do much Dwight… 🙂
What a lovely, cosy warm-hearted picture of the best kind of eavesdropping you have created here, Rob. Reading children stories or hearing them read is the perfect end to the day.
Thank you Ingrid, pleased you enjoyed this… 🙂
Such a beautifully serene scene you’ve worded here. I am utterly calmed by your words.
And somehow, I’ve never looked at the photos on the left of your blog site, except for yours. So nice to “meet” Kathy, Alex and Edgrrrr 🙂
Thank you Lillian… 🙂 …that’s my wife, my grandson, and our little ShiTzu. I have three children also — Jennifer, Justin, and Aaron (deceased). That’s the whole bundle of love.
I can’t imagine a more perfect end to the day. 🙂
Yes… 🙂
Luv this calming cozy mood. Thanks for dropping by to read mine.
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Much????love
Thank you Gillena… 🙂
I will email you.
I love this peaceful family portrait you’ve painted here, Rob. I felt like I was eavesdropping on you eavesdropping–like a movie. I really liked, “all the dreams have gone to bed”
Thank you Merril… 🙂 That’s a line I created years ago for one of my poems. It just came rattlin’ back into my mind.
Truly lovely Rob- such a sense of calm here.
Thank you Linda… 🙂