Once Upon a Moonlight

Fireflies melt
into moon-eyed shadows
howling lullabies 
of nocturne,

fidgety squirrels 
s     u    t   e
   c     t     l
in tiny cracks
of a Fallen Oak,
tracing Orion.

The woods were lovely,
once,

when the night 
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    L
     L
      E
       D

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O
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N

a blueberry sky,
while Venus kissed
gurgling fountains,
and Sirius picked
wild mushrooms.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012

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