Before The Day Turned Into Night

Before the day turned into night The shadows danced and stalked the light The moon withheld, stayed out of sight Then took its lone, nocturnal flight Beyond horizons studded stars Came into view above, afar – They slowly crept from reaches far – I thought to meet them where they are, But they are of the night, not day And are remote and far away And like so many things today They dwell in darkness, where they stay, Elusive in their cosmic light As day turns slowly into night –