What Visits In The Night?
She hides beneath the sheets
As if the fabric helps
To chase away the kiss
That memory has fetched
The bedroom door’s ajar
To let the nightmares out
That visits on her sleep
Within the midnight hour
In response to dVerse’s MTB: Trimeter hosted by Frank with his piece, Blaming the Moon. This piece is inspired by a senryu entitled, Happening, written by Davy D.
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DoodleScribbles 
August 4, 2017 at 2:28 pm
I love these lines:-
The bedroom door’s ajar
To let the nightmares out
Usually open doors at night signal spooky things but I love how you’ve made it into something escaping rather than entering.
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August 5, 2017 at 2:52 am
Those two lines caught my eye too! I loved the positive twist on it 🙂
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August 4, 2017 at 3:07 pm
I love this, Maria!
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August 4, 2017 at 5:41 pm
When doors are open at night it prompts bad spirits to enter..lol..and its creepy…but; you made opening the door at night romantic rather than creepy..
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August 4, 2017 at 7:24 pm
Intriguing! Makes me think the kiss is the nightmare, or a memory of a lover you’d rather not remember.
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August 4, 2017 at 7:36 pm
Nice trimeter lines. The fabric doesn’t seem like it would help against memory but what else does one have? I also liked opening the door so the nightmares could go out.
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August 4, 2017 at 9:51 pm
I like this poem Maria and love how you have put some depth into the poem I wrote.
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August 4, 2017 at 10:53 pm
“She hides beneath the sheets
As if the fabric helps” — like a child would. Grasping at straws… or fibers.
“To chase away the kiss” — the kiss of death, the kiss of an ex-lover, an unwanted kiss?
“The bedroom door’s ajar
To let the nightmares out
That visits on her sleep” — my take is that the third line is key here. We, the reader, are allowed our own take on this. Is a light left on in the hall, so when the nightmares come…? Are the nightmares something the poet voice conjures within her, and the open door somehow facilitates release…?
Much here in very few words.
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August 4, 2017 at 11:00 pm
“As if the fabric helps” – a good insight for many different emotions.
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August 5, 2017 at 1:56 am
This is a great write, and readily disposes of the nightmares!
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August 5, 2017 at 2:53 am
A beautiful piece Maria. I loved the imagery, the way the poem read like a sweet bedtime story.
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August 5, 2017 at 3:01 am
You rocked the prompt. with trimeters humming–i like the clear-eyed hope trumpeted here.
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August 5, 2017 at 5:45 am
Haunting, Maria. You write so well!
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August 5, 2017 at 8:07 am
Beautifully done, Maria. A tribute to the trimeter form.
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August 5, 2017 at 8:20 am
Oh my, this is stunning as ever, Maria!
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August 5, 2017 at 9:22 pm
A beautiful poem. Leaving the bedroom open as an exit for nightmares – very brave.
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August 13, 2017 at 12:17 am
Ooooooooooh. The door ajar..chilling..chilling..misssss you heeere!!!
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August 15, 2017 at 10:00 am
A great poem…very descriptive and so much said with just a few words. Beautiful writing . 🙂
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