''On Gelid Night'' by David Hart

   

  "On Gelid Night"  by David Hart
On gelid night, prone amidst this small sea of
  faineant coverlets,
A nimeity of somnolent susurrations--
Bombinate and pierce the greyblack night.

Still, the foundling lies on bilious pillow
A radiator's dolorous tintinnabulation
Harmonizes a fan's punctilious paean.

On this gelid night,
A languid pillow kisses this naive cheek.

Vocabulary
Bilious-ill-tempered;  Foundling-lost child;  nimiety-excess (n);
dolorous-sad;  tintinnabulation-tinkling sound;  susurrations(n)-whispers;  faineant(adj)- idle;  gelid-icy cold;  bombinate-buzz or hum;  punctilious-precise;  paean- a song of praise

Published in "Taj Mahal Review"  Agra, India