Hunting Sinners

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 “Jenkins Band/Orphan Band (Harlem)” The New York Public Library Digital Collections.

The evening quiet as a mouse praying in a church
I slip into the night 
The wings of the bat its latest meal in search
Whisper to me dark tidings
My heart will jump and give a lurch
As we hunt sinners this evening

This is a poem from a prompt from dVerse: “Today we are finding different ways of being quiet at the Poets Pub, so make sure your 44-word poem contains some form of the word quiet.“

I’m not a horror movie person so I’ve not seen the movie Sinners but I’ve heard plenty about it. I thought quiet worked well with it. Hope you enjoy.

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C. Stuart Lewis creates poems with feeling, intelligence and sex appeal. His short stories and books focus on characters that feel real in real world situations. Originally from the United States he now resides in Ontario, Canada. Check out his webpage at TheAuthorStew.ca

25 thoughts on “Hunting Sinners”

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  7. I’ve not heard of Sinners, so I read your quadrille with fresh eyes, Stew. It does work very well, and I love the darkness that seeps through it. It made me think of Robert Mitchum in The Night of the Hunter. I love how the short line ‘I slip into the night’ slips into the quadrille in a threatening way, and is then enhanced by the bat and the dark tidings.

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    1. I’m glad you like it. I’ve heard the movie is really good. Though I think the next one should use some poetry. *hint hint if they run across this* lol. Quiet can be peaceful but can also be threatening. Thanks for you kind words.

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