“A man is a very small thing,
And the night is very large,
And truly full of wonders.”
Edward Plunkett
Music: Magic Travels
Whether out searching for a lost canine
Or camping out in the great northwood
The nighttime teaches and enlightens me
I find the nights, both heavenly and good
As I perch in the dark, listening to the night
I both see and hear wondrous night creatures
And, as I gaze up into the enormous night sky
The vast universe displays its amazing features
I am filled with awe, at the rich diversity of night's life
From the tiny crickets, I hear singing in the night breeze
To the family of foxes, serenely drinking at the lakeshore
To the endless skies, providing a magnificent show for free
As I pause and peer skyward, taking in all these night wonders
A red-tail hawk, so effortlessly glides above me in the night skies
Then, I hear the unmistakable hoot of a wise old barn owl in a tree
Like me, in this truly magical moment of nighttime, so glad to be alive
But to truly experience all of the night’s many heavenly gifts
One has to venture into a forest or into one of our national parks
So many city dwellers never experience the wonders of the night
One must venture into nature’s realm to receive the gifts of the dark
It is truly a shame, that most modern day humans don’t experience this
If everyone did, perhaps humanity would not rush, to destroy everything
Please consider taking a magical journey into a forest or into a national park
Truly magnificent places, to reflect on, what these heavenly nights, can bring
A man is a very small thing,
And the night is very large,
And truly full of wonders.
©2012 Autumn Forest Sojourn, Mr. Ed
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