Night Soul
I open my soul
and invite the night inside
but it doesn’t come
it’s already here
The poem was created on March 5, 2024, and visualized by DALL-E and Microsoft Designer in a minimalistic, stylized, and simple manner.
A Hidden Harmony in Free Verse
There is a subtle yet noticeable triple rhyme in the poem: "invite," "night," and "inside." While this might not be a conventional technique in many forms of modern poetry, it's a deliberate use of near rhyme, where words share similar sounds without being exact matches.
What makes this triple rhyme interesting is that it emerges naturally from the phrasing, rather than being a forced or overly structured rhyme scheme. The repetition of the "-ite" sound in "invite" and "night," followed by the soft echo in "inside," creates a flowing, almost musical cadence. This kind of rhyme, where the sounds are closely related but not identical, can soften the overall tone, adding a layer of subtle harmony to the verse.
Such a technique isn’t always common in contemporary free verse, where rhyme is often avoided or kept minimal. However, by incorporating this near-rhyme, the poem subtly draws the reader's ear to the connection between these key words, linking the act of inviting the night, the presence of the night itself, and the intimate space inside the speaker. The rhyme creates a delicate cohesion, enhancing the lyrical quality of the poem without overwhelming its simplicity.
Adjectives That Best Fit the Poem
quiet, deep, still, present, silent, vast, calm, patient, hidden, dark, gentle, soothing, timeless, ancient, soft, mysterious, endless, persistent, watchful, inevitable, weightless, peaceful, eternal, unspoken.