Welcome! Hope you can participate in the poetry challenges that tjames has. The more the merrier. Though tjames may not feel that way when he's judging them at 4:00 am! I like the first poem best but was unsure about the line "Cuddling and coddling out of secret fears." I have a little trouble with the cadance of the second one. I think you need a little adjustment with some punctuation to make it flow. This after reading it aloud in a dark ritual type of voice, or at least how I imagine such a voice. For example: The birds fall to sleep, As the bats take to flight. With the Moon to its fullest, the gates open wide. Just my take on it. I'm no expert. Keep on posting. jon

 
~jon
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