I lay down last night
Under a blanket of stars,
Stars,
Stars.
They faded as I lay settling,
Grew dimmer, disappeared.
I couldn’t calm my mind, so I turned on the light
Thinking I might read
If I had a book.
Finally, my consciousness left me to sleep,
And I turned the light off again.
Recharged, the stars glowed anew in my small heaven.
Raven jumped up on the bed,
Nudged under the blanket
And stretched her long arm out
To touch my face with her warm paw.
Soft.
Soft.
I woke early, opened the curtains and blinds
To a full moon glowing in the Western sky
Behind bare tree branches brushed with snow.
A single star kept the moon company.
Good morning.
Good morning.
Goodbye.
1/8/2015
