-- Night Light --

John Herlihy

I love to witness morning light,

Just before the dawn.

Stealing the heart of darkness,

With the timidity of a fawn.

I love to absorb the twilight,

Whose peace brings with it calm.

What better way to herald the night,

Than to listen to the day’s final psalm.

I love to catch the moonlight,

As it glimmers through the trees.

The wind may pass by invisible,

But moonlight touches the leaves.

I love to observe the North Star,

As it announces the coming of night.

Its pulsing heart beats steady from afar,

As it bravely outshines the twilight.

I see night light reflected on the bay,

The celestial dome captured in all its wonder.

Each star a mysterious message to convey,

With pure silence that soars as thunder.

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(c) John Herlihy 12 August 2019