Moon Rise
Pink and gold and orange
Takes charge of the western skies
Fading slowly to indigo
Then to deepest black
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The silver stars come out
One by twinkling one
They wink at me
Like a million friends
—-
The nighttime creatures
Like the bats and owls
Have already made an appearance
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I walk along a leaf-strewn path
Looking up at the heavens
Waiting…
Just waiting
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Then, finally,
The majestic moon rises
And sheds light to all
