I sit and look into the dark night
And watch the passing world with great delight
I gaze up at the marvelous distant stars
I can see Venus, Jupiter, the moon, and even Mars
I am amazed and in awe of how beautiful they are
As I ponder if we will ever travel that far
I see them dance and play through the Milky Way
As I watch silently from my secret hideaway
I feel the summer breeze gently blow past my bare feet
As they dangle down from my lofty window seat
I see a singular white cloud sail gently by like a puff of smoke
As I hear the soft call of a night owl as it gently awoke
When at last I must retire from this miraculous sight
I bid the wondrous world a gentle goodnight
By Meg Tobert