Moonlight
Running from the snow-covered mountain
in a thin blue shirt
that welcomes the cold
Running to the ocean that lays years away
The neck of a large blue heron looks over in fear
it calls out like a single note blown from a clarinet
then it runs away.
Running to the door that sits alone in the dark
The lips of a cat open to release a curious hello
it enters the door, waiting to see if anyone will follow
then it runs away.
Running to the aspen tree that lie ahead
Snow cakes it leaves like crystalizing sugar
The branches sway in the current of the night
Out of breath and halted by the frozen air
I stop to find the moon
It sits above me shining on the path that lay ahead
I look around to ensure I am alone
and then I run away.
Copyright © Rene Carter | Year Posted 2019
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