Out of the cove and onward

To the open sea

To a swathe of black

Rolling endless and free

~

The full moon leads a vast legion of stars

All burning in revolt

Against the fading daylight

~

Pushing westward

Below

As they guide from above

Sending circling shadows

Sinking back to their abyss

~

The night is bright and spare

Beneath the full moon’s ire

Clearing a path

To a green unknown