A WINTER MOON

© Stephen Roof

A WINTER MOON

A winter night, a full moon

And chill is in the air,

Wispy clouds floating by

Heaven seems without a care.

The light shines down on my pathway

Almost daytime bright,

I am truly captivated

By the beauty of this night.

I sit by the window and watch

As leaves blow around the lawn

I think of what is happening to people,

What a beautiful night to be born.

A car drives past and I wonder

The purpose of their venturing out.

At three in the morning

What is their journey about?

A light goes on in a nearby house

Of another sleepless soul,

I wonder the reason they can’t sleep

And what would make them whole.

I imagine the ocean shimmering

By the light of this full moon

That pulls and changes the tides of life,

And makes the seasons move on so soon.

I think of life and the seasons

As they move through the years,

I sit and realize that my summer has gone

And I wipe away my tears.

The autumn leaves of my life have gone

And winter has come so soon,

A beautiful time and season

Heralded by a winter moon.

© Linda J. Vaughan

21^st. June 2008