Incantation To the Night

''Incantation to the Night'' by David Hart (Published 2006) Puddles smile and slyly wink to the whispering slick streets. Lo, a passerby tearfully weeps Weeps through the panes of the dark Raffish street lights groan and cackle at moths and flys A woman's banshee gait beckons and paws at yearning passersby Arrant eyes now pierced by neon sirens Igneous memories of other times--a spingier step, a lighter mind Amidst the smells of charred meat and rotting flowers, Cars sigh in minor chords--crooning smoky arpeggios A darkness histoire--a Nyxian wail--an incantation to the night.