We writers are shy, nocturnal creatures.Push us into the light and the light blinds us.– John Banville
Greetings logophiles and other creative types!
It’s time for Wicked Word Wednesday, and the Wicked Word is:
noc·tur·nal [\näk-ˈtər-nəl\]
adjective
of, relating to, or occurring in the night <a nocturnal journey>
active at night <a nocturnal predator>
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And Thus It Begins:
The Word has been given;
The Week has begun;
The Game is afoot;
On Mark,
Get Set,
GO!
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Running In My Head 
Persistent night
continues to stay through
each and every day
blocking out the light
of hope with ashy gray
Those times the night
felt safe, my nocturnal
hiding from frightening
images- we need God’s
peace and wisdom through each
perilous black day
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