a sliver of a moon
hangs low
on a cold winter
night

velvety black
encircling
world

Orion bright
high
tonight

crisp & cold
sharp & clear
fresh & new

how sweet
it
appears

time lost
moments gone
no more memories

maybe a song

sharp barks ring
out
for what is there

or what is here

deep silence
deep stillness
deep solitude

how you have
been missed
so very so

dear moon
you grow each
night

you a sliver
barely
tonight

patient & long
every month
you play your song