Night Music
by Annette Gagliardi

The water in this small pond whispers
to the rocks trying to be quiet,
while the cloud of dusk rises
and shimmers night creatures awake.

Schools of minnows
dart back and forth–racing for pleasure.

The pond holds some secrets worth knowing:
Mother Earth breaths,
Rocks know your name,
Darkness sooths,

Animals know more than we do.
While old turtle slowly smiles,
observes the newly formed night
and slides into this small pond to feed.



 

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