Shooting Star

On a moon-lit night,
a sky lit up,
so clear and bright.
I lay in the woods,
so calm at rest.
The moon has peaked,
its yellow crest.
A cricket sings,
its chirping tune,
to the cool, soft breeze.
The leaves flutter ever so gently,
swaying in the shadowed trees.
A deer runs and bounds,
so quick and free.
A snail edges by,
ever so silently.
The water from the brook
quietly flows.
The heavens are so clear,
the universe, gallently glows.
A streak glides across the sky,
a star is falling as I watch it die.
Another star will give its birth,
and again another light,
will shadow Gods earth.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011

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Mantle Avatar
August 28, 2011 at 3:40 PM
Love the picture you've created with this piece. Best wishes Em :)
Brown Avatar
August 27, 2011 at 8:39 AM
What a wonderful start to my weekend reading your wonderful poetry. Thank you for sharing your writing James. Hope you are having a beautiful weekend. Love, Carol
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