Goodnight....Sleep Tight.
As daylight ebbs comfy folds of colorful quilts wrap around the land
sending it into blissful slumber.
Sunset nods listlessly its orange glow stretch and yawn before receding to
distant shores.
Mountains shrink to grotesque shapes as a playful moon skips high into the sky
teasing shapes on the earth below.
Night creatures rejoice setting up a cacophony of sounds
that urge us into a place of peaceful Neverlands.
Tree shadows stark against the darkness weave a drunken path in eerie
silence to the sound of their own befuddled music
while the moon flings these unwelcome guests against houses and
skyscrapers on high.
Old buildings creak with weariness brittle joints bowing under the weight of
daily toil
Airplanes drone weary to the bones eager for rest on the runway 's breast.
Neon lights flit and swirl a disco rythm throbbing heartbeats in the night
while light bulbs doze under dusty shades.
Later yet the snore of man strikes the final gong long before the wake-up tap
of the rising sun.
Copyright © Margaret Okubo | Year Posted 2007
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