Underneath a Moonlit Sky

Underneath a Moonlit Sky Underneath a moonlit sky Amid falling leaves Of salty foam fans Celestial sisters Point To a guiding star When a rudderless heart Navigates Straight for hard and rocky teeth Or too close to the black hole Of swirling currents Imploding The surface tension Asking handmaids – Sisters Of the sand And seashore – Calm waves And sea caves Wearing silk of soft Undulating Waves And red coral crowns – Ride on silver dolphins As guardians and guides Through the narrow needle’s eye For the hapless heart Past spinning fury, Laughing, Or dilemma’s devouring teeth, Drowning out the siren’s song Of deadly enchantments With sweet lyrical tides of beauty Leading Into the chalice of safe harbor – Choosing A compass of compassion’s grace To set a new course beneath Watchful, Heavenly eyes- With renewed love of life - Embraced By the beauty of nourishing nectar From the sea’s bountiful fountain Underneath a moonlit sky. 8-1-20 Title Chosen; Beneath a Moonlit Sky Sponsor: Edward Ibeh