Dark sky, white moon.
It glows and shows
the sleeping plants,
and animals, and things.
Star-spangled dark sky.
It covers the world,
the sleeping world,
and over it it hovers.
But not all the world is sleeping.
In a house, one light is lit.
One room is still awake.
One room is still warm
by the fire in the fireplace.
In that room, two seats are taken.
Two glasses, now empty.
Two dishes, now *****
In a cupboard,
two hangers have nothing hanging.
Two voices weave
and form a melody.
One voice asks—
the other answers.
One voice speaks—
the other talks.
One voice marks the pace—
the other follows it.
And, after some time,
they interchange positions.
Two voices weave,
two positions shift.
And with every change,
a note sounds.
With every change, a star is lit—
until the sky is white
and they go to sleep.
Feb 24
Feb 24, 2026 at 9:29 AM UTC
Dark sky, white moon.
It glows and shows
the sleeping plants,
and animals, and things.
Star-spangled dark sky.
It covers the world,
the sleeping world,
and over it it hovers.
But not all the world is sleeping.
In a house, one light is lit.
One room is still awake.
One room is still warm
by the fire in the fireplace.
In that room, two seats are taken.
Two glasses, now empty.
Two dishes, now *****
In a cupboard,
two hangers have nothing hanging.
Two voices weave
and form a melody.
One voice asks—
the other answers.
One voice speaks—
the other talks.
One voice marks the pace—
the other follows it.
And, after some time,
they interchange positions.
Two voices weave,
two positions shift.
And with every change,
a note sounds.
With every change, a star is lit—
until the sky is white
and they go to sleep.
"Samar" (in Arabic script,"سمر") is an Arabic word representing a late-night conversation.
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Copyright: Shattentraumer, 2026. Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/). Original: https://hellopoetry.com/poems/5260560/samar
