In darkness on the deck above the pond
half moon rising East beyond the woods. Black
barrel of the telescope between us. Cold
metal shining mirrors in the night.
Half moon rising East beyond the woods. Black
silhouettes of cedar, hemlock, spruce. Cold
metal shining mirrors in the night.
Our breath puffs signals, silent silver– blue
Silhouettes of hemlock, birch and spruce. Cold
climbing moon, our prey, the evening’s quarry.
Our breath puffs signals, silent silver– blue.
By turns we tilt and calibrate the crystal.
Climbing moon, our prey, the evening’s quarry
Belief suspended, time and distance fuse
By turns we tilt and calibrate the crystal
A moon we’ve never seen and never knew
Belief suspended, time and distance fuse
The seas in dark relief, seductive craters
A moon we’ve never seen and never knew
The sun prevails as moonlight’s white illusion
The seas in dark relief, seductive craters
Magnificence beyond imagined scope
The sun prevails as moonlight’s white illusion
A halo forms a hidden cloud of vapor
Magnificence beyond imagined scope
Against the blue black slowly moving sky
A halo forms a hidden cloud of vapor
Eyes closed we gather dark and light within
Against the blue black slowly moving sky
Distances are years and light is time
Eyes closed we gather night and day within
In darkness on the deck above the pond