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 Navy Blue Sky Open in new Window. [E]
The time between day and night
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I picked this poem to review because the title stood out to me. "Navy Blue Sky," paints a picture of twilight, and me, being a bit of an astronomy buff, was interested to see where the poem would take me.

The opening sets the scene as the world is getting ready for bed. Twilight (not dawn) is here. The poem continues as animals and humans settle down for the night offering the calm familiarity and consistency of the navy blue sky.

I liked how the poem eased the reader into the night and prepared them for their sleeping hours. The poem has a light hearted mood and paints impressionistic visions (like Van Gogh) in the mind's eye.

There are three stanzas with 5 lines each and the lines in all the stanzas rythme. I especially liked this description: "over a flying dove, searching for its love, across a blustery cove." These lines appear to go outside of the poem's comfort zone and require the reader to pause to contemplate the meaning a little.

The poem is an easy read and evokes visuals quickly. Reading comprehension would be easy to medium. This is a poem one can quickly enjoy.

My only suggestion might be to switch up the rythming pattern of the stanzas. I realize this is a poet's choice, but I think using an ABCAB pattern or even going for a more structured poem like a villanelle might take the poem to a deeper level.

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