Some nights she leaves,
levitates outside her body
A strange power gives her
the strength to float
in streams of cool blackness
Encounters with nocturnal
animals, she talks with owls,
moths and toads, learn
from their wisdom,
quenches their knowledge
She forces herself to get
back into her physical shell
before the break of dawn
The craving for the night
becomes a grim obsession
She wishes she could stay
forever in the quiet of darkness
One night, she's drawn into
a magical conversation
with a wise Eagle-Owl
and forgets to watch
the uprising daylight
Suddenly afraid
of what might happen
she tries to rush back.
She visions herself in her bed,
no longer able to breathe
or open her eyes again
Forever
in the quiet of darkness
Daginne Aignend is a pseudonym for the Dutch writer, poetess, photographic artist Inge Wesdijk. She likes hard rock music, fantasy books, and is a vegetarian who loves her animals. She's the Poetry Editor of Whispers and has been published in many journals, and anthologies She has a fun project website www.daginne.com
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