Soft as the gentle breath of flowers Dew spilled petals from evening showers The slumbering night’s starburst hours Covers the world in dreams. reflected moonbeams quiver On the still waters of the lakes mirror shining ripples come to me Afraid to join the mighty sea night’s pure silence it gets colder pine trees outlines become bolder dark nights grip is broken As dawn approaches words unspoken Against the lazy yawning sky Its fires are burning embers A nocturne no one else remembers Except the moon and I