Unhurried the sun drips below the horizon as the moon
throws a silvery lasso around her fiery body to be
pulled across the evening sky. Slowly blackness floats
on to the horizon as night takes over.
As I stand in the meadow, far from the city lights
I am surrounded by total darkness. So dark is the night
it's hard to tell where the Earth ends and the heavens begin.
Like diamonds shimmering above the Earth, thousands of
stars come out to escort the moon on his journey into night.
As though hitched to an unseen chariot, the moon travels
over the sky watching over all who peacefully sleep
under its seductive light.
With a face that never changes, he guards the heavens
and all her cosmic radiance.
Whether he's just a sliver of silver light or a
round glowing circle, he is the keeper of the night.


Lynne P. Hawkins