The Lonely Night

The hungry Night was reaching for the warmth The darkness could never share. The sun continued to descend taking with her the light on high the day depends. The horizon was the last to see the final sigh of her dignity. The blithe spirit of the sun had refused to be seduced by the one she knew would never care Angry, now the night cursed the blackened sky. Distress and shaken by the lose he shook the clouds and demanded ‘why’? The shadows stood helpless and mourned what the darkness could not embrace. A sliver moon appeared, flirting from behind a cloud, with just a whisper. Twinkling points of light made asterisks in the sky. The radiance calmed the temper of the night and the shadows gave a sigh. The special nature of the moon to change her countenance enthralled the night. Now, he waits the hours in anticipation to see her changing face and his new lover to embrace