In the still of the night

A Pale Moon casts it’s light

It comes and goes, goes and comes

Like it is playing with us as it safely guides us home

One minute the Moon is there to be seen, in its fullest glory

The next hidden behind a cloud, like it’s a character acting out its own story

The moonlight is just bright enough to guide us home

Letting us know as we walk in the dark that we are not alone

We walk and talk, holding hands, laughing with our friends

The Moon continues its game of hide and seek, dipping behind the clouds

it’s not long before it’s back taking a peep, ensuring our safe-keep

Guiding us safely home, to our houses in the street, once there were street lights to guide us home

Now I’m glad to say that conserving energy means you are honoured to witness nature coming out to play

The Moon tonight is pale and round it looks very small in the sky and its colour is milky white

The clouds are shades of white and a little bit of grey

I ponder what the clouds will be like tomorrow when the Moon goes in and the Sun comes out to play

Will the grey in the clouds disappear, giving way to blue and warmth?

Will they darken every hour resulting in a downpour?

Nature is perfect in everything it does, wrapping it’s arms around us all, in one big happy hug

© Jackie Mead

April 2018