Shadows of the Night
Tonight, the moon shall display a dim light
For those who shall explore the night
Explorers beware...
For you approach the night's lair...
Slowly, the sun begins to dim the sky's glow,
while the moon appears as the last string of hope...
Explorers step into the night's jungle,
with the moon by their side...
Tonight, the moon shall display a dim light
For those who shall explore the night
Explorers beware...
For you approach the night's lair...
Crunch! Crunch! was the song
of the leaves beneath the explorers' foundation...
Khaa Pish! Khaa Pish! was the sound
of the mountains' snoring...
Gulp! Gulp! was the sound
of the river's gentle swallow of water...
Swoosh! Swoosh! was the sound
of the wind's night time blows...
Crunch! Khaa Pish! Gulp! Swoosh!
Together a tune is played...
As the night sings to its children
and caress their heads to go to sleep...
Tonight, the moon shall display a dim light
For those who shall explore the night
Explorers beware...
For you approach the night's lair...
For this moonlight is a lantern
that keeps you away from night's danger
and enlightens your way to nature's peaceful night
where its beauty attracts many eyes...
Nature's peaceful lair has...
a waterfall that slides smoothly
just like the ride on a carrousel...
a canoe drifts away from the shadows of the night
as it invites those who are eager to explore
and take them to valleys no one can imagine to be there...
But, when the ride ends,
everything is erased from one's mind...
those who took the ride
shan't remember how to reach that place once more
and what is left are the pieces of memories...
when put together...
a map emerges to one's eyes...
This place is always there
but it erases the path to reach
to see who's the one that shall remember
simple memories...
Tonight, the moon shall display a dim light
For those who shall explore the night
Explorers beware...
For you approach the night's lair...
Copyright © Sara Zahed | Year Posted 2008
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