the seduction of dawn
is that she is the beginning,
the harlot of infinite possibilities,
her hennaed fingers
inching forward slowly,
I close my eyes,
night’s hand is still warm
across my insomniac fears,
what was it
that damned moon
was warning me about?
Quadrille: a 44 word poem
Linked to the Dverse Poets (Prompt: Dawn)
THOUGHT PURGE 
Seduce the dawn, but be gentle with it! Such descriptive imagery, thot!
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Thanks so much…
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ohhhhhh, THIS:
“the harlot of infinite possibilities,
her hennaed fingers
inching forward slowly”
Fantastic.
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Thank you 🙂
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Dawn as a change and a beginning. Nice!
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Thank you Adriana
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Lovely. Those fingers! Always be seduced by dawn.
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Agree! Thanks Sarah.
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“the harlot of infinite possibilities”
That is exquisite!
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Thank you.
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What a lovely description of insomnia. I especially loved:
night’s hand is still warm
Across my insomniac fears.
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Thank you.
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Hmmm…caught between the mistress Moon and the Harlot Dawn…tread carefully friend.
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Ha ha…thanks so much Paul!
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oh! I LOVE this! Hennaed fingers, the seduction of dawn…and what was that damned moon warning about? LOL! Brilliant, Thotpurge! There is so much in this quadrille that just satisfies as poetry.
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Thanks so much!
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oh, loved this absolutely……..
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Thanks!
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the beginning,
the harlot of infinite possibilities
Sigh… beautifully haunting!! ❤️
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Thanks Sanaa..
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hennaed fingers—I like that. Makes an interesting change from Homer’s rosy fingers.
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Thanks for pointing that out..I looked it up…”When the child of morning, rosy-fingered Dawn, appeared..” how lovely!
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It is a lovely image. It’s about all I remember of the poetry in the Odyssey.
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Ooh. Those hennaed fingers are so seductive!
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Thanks Bryan.
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“what was it
that damned moon
was warning me about?”
*chuckles*
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Thanks 🙂
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Love your hennaed harlot and the lines:’night’s hand is still warm / across my insomniac fears’. The question ending works so well.
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Thanks Kim 🙂
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Wow, what a unique view on dawn. The harlot the moon warned for…
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Thanks so much Bjorn!
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‘the harlot of infinite possibilities,’
Wonderful writing!
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Thanks so much 🙂
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Oh, I so love this!
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Thank you Rosemary 🙂
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Exactly what Frank said. Those were the things I loved, too
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Thank you so much 🙂
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I specially like this part:
she is the beginning,
the harlot of infinite possibilities
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Thanks!
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I like this different look at dawn. Well done.
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Thanks so much 🙂
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I liked the moon giving warnings that one can’t remember and the hennaed fingered dawn.
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Thanks Frank!
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enchanting…
insomnia and I know each other very well
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Thank you. Glad you liked it.
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I love this
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Thanks Shreya.
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You’re very welcome !!
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