Dark Personified

[mitsuch]

Enjoyable read! Thank you! I just felt that some of the lines were getting lost in flowery wording and losing the clarity. Your first stanza has a simple yet beautiful clarity to it which is what drew me to it, you are losing my attention in the first couple lines from the second stanza, so maybe you could rework them to make them simpler and more inviting. Overall, very enjoyable.

The gentle touch, the soft embrace
That tickles my toes and kisses my face
‘Til morning breaks, and away it’s chased.
Kept at bay ‘til dusk walks by,
And Mother holds tight to the sky. - Was not able to understand the meaning of this line. Make it clearer.

Then, slowly walking through the street
Recovers from its last retreat - Again, the meaning becomes a bit foggy, you lose the clarity from the first stanza.
Draped gently like an endless sheet.
Covering windows, closing doors,
Only to recede once more.

Peacefully timid, eagerly shy
Patiently waiting to explore.