Enchanting night
It was a dark night as I rested, lulled, facing the sky
All cares, memories lost of the day gone by
Then slipped and fell off with a stunned gasp
Into the fathomless deep with nothing to grasp
I fell into the vast nothingness, dark
Lit by many a sinister starry spark
I involuntarily twitched with a nameless fear
Feeling there was nothing to save me near...
Enveloped stealthily in a tightening black sheath
I was aware suddenly of hard ground aneath
Aware suddenly of a meadow of grass green
My fear ebbed away unseen
Against the hard ground I rested relieved
Free of the frightening dream I’d weaved
Then I felt the cool wind ruffle my hair
The sky was less sinister to my unfocussed stare
The sparkling sky so beautiful I did now realise
And yet lovelier after the moonrise
The subtle moonlight made all lovely
And I felt as if a kindred soul were with me
I rested against the spangled veil of many a star
Seeming so close though quite afar
The world slept on only I awake and aware
Of a moment caught in time, beautiful and rare
I felt the fresh growing grass anew
A lark sang sonorous lullabies, a few,
The moonlight dappled across my face a sweep
Like a caressing touch to lull me to sleep
The trees danced lightly happy with the breeze
As if one another they did tease
And the sparkling blanket of the sky was cosy and nice
And I fell asleep in a trice!
My heart content with such a beautiful sight
Nothing ever as lovely as an enchanting night.
