No Moon This Evening
- nopeasforever
- Dec 5, 2023
- 1 min read
Updated: May 1, 2024
No Moon This Evening
(Mobile Bay at Night)
By Steve
The near sky is dark
No light reflects on the waters of the bay
Which seems so still
The sound of the waves lapping on the shore
Betrays the stillness
The far sky is a dome of lights
Pinpoints from a century of distance away
Strong enough to be seen
But weak enough so their sparkles
Are not seen on the waters
Only the lapping sound breaks the stillness
No motion seen
Only motion heard
Perception of a different day
Perception of a different sort
Of thousands of nights and dreams
Dreams of centuries
Dreams of mankind
However bright the stars
Their light cannot reflect on the waters
Except in the reflections of the eyes
Of the many who look upwards.
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