Do you know what I saw today? A sky of opal jewels Extraordinary colors Pastels of shining beauty Fluid whisps of silver streaks Clouds of whitest pearls Baby blues that jumped the sun Like Monet's sky of swirls Just when the evening shade came down The sky deepened to navy Then tiny illuminescent stars Appeared in midnight gravy The night had come and in its wake A miracle did last Til day was done and once again The master's final grasp Each stroke was like a deep caress Turning light to grays Creating contrast with an art And a night for all our days. Susan K. de Vegter © copyright 2006