Thursday, March 30, 2006

Moonless Night


Moonless night, these
drowsing wind-stirred trees,
deep twilight, streaks
of rose gold, violet and
russet splashed
over the darkening hill.

Paint this hallowed night with
a broad and starry brush,
and remember this: the dark is
never truly moonless —

We simply cannot see.

Cate

1 comment:

Endment said...

Your word brush is dipped with wonderful color

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