I got a new blackout poetry journal that uses classic literature to inspire new works of poetry. This first one is my attempt at making original poetry from a random page of J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan:
Nightlights
My love,
were not all natural
dreams forgotten?
The skeleton
crawled about the floor,
rattled up the chimney,
and bathed her hand in sleep.
Nightlights pulsed
while strange children
found new mothers
in the faces of the night.
Once all were safe
her fears sat down
by the quickening fire,
warming the nursery.
Maranda Russell 
20 responses to “Poetry: Nightlights”
Cool idea!
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Thanks Ashley!! Do you normally go by just Ashley or the full name Ashleyleia? I always wondered.
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Leia is my middle name. I normally go by Ashley. 🙂
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Very interesting idea.
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Thanks
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You’re welcome 😊
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Excellent.:)
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Glad you like it ♥
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An interesting idea!
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Thanks!
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Thanks!!!
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The nightlights stanza really caught me. Very eerie, I thought. I like what you did here, you have a real feel for language and image, I think.
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Aw, thanks! I really like the nightlights verse too.
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I love that. Do you have a set number of words you black out? That’s almost like the book spine poems.
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No, I don’t have a certain number, I just go with what I feel and like.
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really cool. I want to do it to. We have a book place about a half hour away that sells books for $1. I would love to grab a few and do this.
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You should do it!
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I will and then share it and tag you!
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