By night your brilliant eyes delight
And wait up late to comfort me.
When the Sun descends you’re bright.
You crowd the Moon with company.
Text: Linked to dVerse Meeting the Bar. Björn hosts with the theme of creative metaphor. I am hoping the “eyes” are a metaphor for the lights turned on in buildings at night.
Photo: “View from Division and Lasalle in Chicago” by the author and linked to Frank Jansen’s Tuesday Photo Challenge with the theme “dark”.
Poetry, Short Prose and Walking 
There is so much comfort in the city lights.. I remember once I used the windows of an empty house as comparison for eyes. A good one, where you took the bright side.
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The light shines out from those windows. Although the eye is usually modeled as light coming in, our awareness is directed outwardly like light radiating outwardly. It is a kind of window in either case. Thanks, Bjorn!
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City nightscapes are indeed magical like the moon.
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The tall buildings compete for attention in the sky with the Moon. Thanks, Alison!
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Crowding the moon with company. Stealing the spotlight. I’m not really a city person and wish the moon to have the night to herself!
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It is not easy to see the sky in the city. We live in a town north of Chicago not where I took that photo and I woke up to a sliver of the moon through the window this morning. There were even stars through the window. The sky must have been clearer than normal. Thank you!
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Ah, the big shoulders! Love that the moon is kept company by the lights. Excellent, Frank!
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Thank you, Jilly! Taking night photos makes me wish I had a real camera with a tripod. I would have liked a sharper image of that moon in the sky.
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All I can tell you is there is much to learn. I’ve had my Cannon for nearly 2 years and I’m a novice still.
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SMiLes.. Road kill never
asks for roads
Moon
lit
never
asks for
City Lights
Fire Flies Die
MaGiC Disappears
iN City Skies oF LiGht..
And it will be a real shame
if i forget i am human and
don’t say hi Frank hope
the weather
is fine
where
you are..
Sunny Blue
Azure Skies
here and endless
Sunshine foR All BRinGS..:)
yes..
i
remember..;)
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Magic is replaced by mechanistic technology in the city. It is mostly cars and buildings. We rarely go there. Thanks, Fred!
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SMiLes.. twice a week
For
Me but
Only for Dance..:)
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Oh yes. Add some lovers and the scene is complete.
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They are all around and nicely packed in those buildings. Thank you!
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“crowd the Moon with company” is so lovely. I’m a country/Lake girl at heart, but this does woo.
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I prefer the country as well. The town we live in is just about right although it is not as easy to see the night sky. Thanks, De!
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I too smiled at ‘crowd the moon with company’. Nice one Frank.
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Thank you, Diana! The sky does seem crowded in the city. Only the Sun and Moon can compete with it. I am glad you liked the line.
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City night magic beautifully metaphored!
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There is beauty in city magic. Thanks, Bev!
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I used to live in the big city. I remember the lights at night – especially when it was snowing – lovely picture Frank. I like the lights sharing the sky with the moon.
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I’ve never lived in those high rise urban environments although that is where my daughter will be living. We helped get the condo ready a few weeks ago and that is when I took the photo. Thanks, Toni!
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I have to agree with everyone here about the “‘crowd the moon with company’ line. Lovely photo too!
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The sky is crowded in the city. I am glad you liked that line. Thanks!
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I love this one, Frank. A light rhyme and magical subject. 🙂
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Rhyme and magic seem to go together. Thank you!
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This is so nice. It really came to life for me when I listened to the audio. Bravo!
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I am glad you enjoyed the audio! Thank you!
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Love the final line especially!
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I hoped that line would meet the dVerse metaphor requirement. Thank you!
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Most welcome 🙂
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City lights are magical as is this poem. Nice write, Frank.
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Thank you, Lynn! There’s magic all over the place just with it being there at all.
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Classy. You do pack a punch.
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Thank you, Sarah! I may focus on these short four-line poems in the future.
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Reminds me of London at night! Short and sweet but metaphorically packed, Frank. I especially enjoyed ‘You crowd the Moon with company’.
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It may be like any large city–full of light monopolizing a dark sky. Thank you, Kim!
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Nice take on the prompt Frank. I always think of the city as ‘stealing’ the night sky. Much happier out here in the sticks.
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Stealing is a good metaphor for what it does. The sky is definitely blocked. Thanks, Paul!
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Loved that last line…really comforting imagery…!
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Thank you, Sreeja! A comforting poem I think is closer to reality than one that is not.
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such a great last line!
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Thank you, James!
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Enjoyed this. The line : ‘And wait up late to comfort me’- reminds me of how the homeless derive comfort from bright city lights.
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I can see how those lights would comfort someone who is homeless. Nice observation. Thanks, Vivian!
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I find city lights to be quite inviting. Their glittering seems to spread a little magic.
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They do make me feel safe. There is light in the darkness. In the past people would have had stars. Both are magical. Thank you, Eugenia!
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This is like a riddle from The Hobbit, Frank.
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It is! The challenge was to write in “metaphors” which often to me means writing obscurely, but riddles are obscure and sometimes enjoyable. Thanks, Robbie!
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The riddle competition in The Hobbit is my favourite part of my favourite book.
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I remember Bilbo’s riddle to Gollum about what was in his pocket, but I had to look up the ones Gollum asked him: https://www.cliffsnotes.com/cliffsnotes/subjects/literature/what-are-the-riddles-that-gollum-asked-bilbo-in-the-hobbit
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“Crowding the moon with company”
I shall never see the dawn the same again!
Amazing!
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Thank you, Mary! I am glad you enjoyed it!
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Living in a highrise right in the city of Boston, with a deck that we walk out onto almost every night to look at the lights all around us, I LOVE this metaphor of city lights! 🙂 Resonates with me.
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This is the view from the condo where my daughter will be living. It is a beautiful site. I am glad you liked it, Lillian!
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Fantastic poem and photo! I particularly like the idea of crowding the moon!
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Thank you, Frank! I’m glad you liked that last line. I was hoping it would be effective.
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That closure is stellar!
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Thank you, Colin!
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Handheld? That’s a wonderful photo.
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Yes, handheld. All I have is a Samsung Note 4 phone. I don’t even have a tripod for it. One day especially as I see what other people are able to do with their real cameras, I may get one of my own. However, phones do take nice pictures in many situations today. Thank you!
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On first reading, I thought your poem was about stars !! I think I prefer stars to city lights, but understand the comforting nature of both. Enjoyed your poem and photo. 🙂
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Those lights in the windows of buildings are kind of like stars. I prefer real stars as well, but even in the town I live in north of Chicago, the light blocks out the stars although the buildings are not very tall. Thank you, Judith!
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This is very sweet and beautiful. Love the image of the moon and her eyes with the moon and he morning light.
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Thank you, Amanda! I normally don’t see this urban evening. I was surprised to see the full moon that night.
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