Full moon
and I need to get out to drink in the light.
Brother Moon shines bright tonight and
I must celebrate this moment,
this thinning of the membrane between light and dark, death and life.
I walk along a dark road.
The asphalt divides cattails, milkweed, and phragmites
from oaks, maples, and scrubby dogwood.
A car drives past and pulls over.
Tires crunch across gravel
Two thumps of car doors.
Two people get out
and walk across the road and into the woods.
There are fairy lights
in the forest
this All Hallow's Eve,
and music, too.
This is not what I was looking for,
but it is what I found.
and I need to get out to drink in the light.
Brother Moon shines bright tonight and
I must celebrate this moment,
this thinning of the membrane between light and dark, death and life.
I walk along a dark road.
The asphalt divides cattails, milkweed, and phragmites
from oaks, maples, and scrubby dogwood.
A car drives past and pulls over.
Tires crunch across gravel
Two thumps of car doors.
Two people get out
and walk across the road and into the woods.
There are fairy lights
in the forest
this All Hallow's Eve,
and music, too.
This is not what I was looking for,
but it is what I found.