As the sun gives way to the horizon
At the first hint of night
Softly I sing your name
And all at once,
Beyond my imagining
The whole sky lights up
…from everywhere, deep within
It knows the song in my heart..
…. the one that plays for you
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ellie894 March 23, 2020
Thank you, Sadje for the inspiring weekly photo prompt! You always choose a stunning image!
Please be safe everyone, and get Plenty of Sleep!
Suzanne ❤️
On the night swing
Silence reigns peacefully…
One, two, three…
I begin to count the stars,
Soon, I realize there aren’t nearly enough.
Where did they get away to,
Did they become wishes,
And did they come true…
With an upward gaze and an open heart,
I fly from here to soar the heavens
And tiptoe there among them.
They sparkle with a surety and a grace
That sends me back through time
Into a shining darkness of uncountable nights.
Ones that came before so many counterfeit lights of man.
There was an age
When stars outnumbered the neon glow.
I miss it much…
Do those that are left in the heavens look to us now,
In mystery, as we do them.
Are they intrigued by our sparklers of one kind and another.
Do they surmise that some of their very own
Have fallen into this dusty corner of space…
…to enchant us mere women and men…
…maybe.
Is that how a wish is born,
Does a star choose to fall,
Because it heard the distant whisper of a thought…
It hopes,
And draws close,
Close enough to listen…
To the stories of you and me.
…maybe.
But, I ask,
Do they still enchant us,
Or have we replaced them
With something that will never be real.
Desire beckons to me
To find a somewhere
Where once again, the lights of us are few to none,
And the stars are free
To reign in silence
From their own celestial home
Where they belong….
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ellie894 September 8, 2019
When I look into the sky
I feel the reassuring blue
Embrace me gently
And the softness of the clouds
Settle in my soul
When I look into the water
I feel the sky there too
And for a moment I forget
That it is water and not sky
Until a dragonfly dips for a sip
Or a faery lands unnoticed
Or a silvery fish
Arises from the depths
In much the same ways
As a raindrop rests on the cloud
Or an eagle soars the breeze
Or a wishing star falls
Into an open heart
The two worlds, a mirror of each other
There are ripples then
That make it seem
That the wind blows
Among the reflected trees
But it doesn’t
They are as serene and peaceful
As they were moments ago
When I remember it is water that I see
I lose myself in wonder
At what magic
Falls and flies within it
That is as yet
Quite invisible to me…
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ellie894 July 2, 2019
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