3 A.M.

I often think that the night is more alive and more richly colored than the day. — Vincent Van Gogh

The day, water, sun, moon, night — I do not have to purchase these things with money. — Plautus

3 A.M.

Eyes closed,

Mind open,

Magic starts.

The poet versifies,

Creates, beautifies.

In this instant,

When the divine spark

Ignites the soul,

Shaping the Verb

And moulding meanings,

The invisible clay waxes merry,

Ready to expand

Under the pen’s flow.

Night flirts with the heart,

Engrossed in the power,

Radiance and ecstasy

Of ever-changing thoughts.

Heavy eyelids fight slumber—

Ideas erupt lava-like,

Surprising the tranquil sounds

Of the Spirit trapped in this fantasy.

The trembling hand whispers

Tender secrets to the sheet’s white space,

Vibrating to the disguised moonlight.

At last, the poet has found repose.

Slowly aching for the comfort of his bed,

He must still buy some time,

Dissect a few more lines

For the sake of his art,

His true passion, his sleepless companion.

Consciousness is still calling,

Fervently possessing the arm,

Demanding the end of the piece.

The dripping pool of endless words

Rocks the lulled mind of the poet.

Inside, faith resides like a rock,

Unshakable and unbreakable.

The last sentence, the last instant,

Everything unites for the final brush

Of pen against paper,

When skin shivers one more time.

Feverishly aware of his masterpiece,

The poet smiles and wonders if infinity

Will remember him among the stars.

Yet, sleep calls and sings in his ear.

For he must rest his eyes and mind

Until tomorrow’s echoing hymn.

And it is 3 a.m.

©2009 Cendrine Marrouat

That's it for today! Thank you for reading!

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Cendrine Marrouat is a writer, photographer, podcaster, blogger, anthology editor, and the co-founder of Auroras & Blossoms and A Warm Cup of Cozy. She has authored and co-authored more than 40 books, including The Train: A Short Story (2023), In Her Own Words: A Collection of Short Stories & Flashku (2022), After the Fires of Day: Haiku Inspired by Kahlil Gibran & Alphonse de Lamartine (2021), Rhythm Flourishing: A Collection of Kindku and Sixku (2020), Walks: A Collection of Haiku (2019-2020), and In the Silence of Words: A Three-Act Play (2018).

Cendrine's work has appeared in many publications. She is the creator of the Sixku, Flashku, Sepigram, and Reminigram; as well as the co-creator of the Kindku, Pareiku, Vardhaku, and Hemingku.