Nighttime

Fireflies dance to the tune of the breeze
Birds chirp a parting good night
Dusk hurries out the day to usher in the night
And a mystic calm befalls the hollow
Lights come on in the darkening sky
To greet the spotlighting moon
An owl hoots while surveying below
The menu of fare for her dinner
A desperate dog fox calls for a mate
Eager to quench his growing lust
As others sleep the nocturnal bats
Soar as the birds of the night
Time floats by, until shattered
By the uninvited intruding dawn
While vowing to return
The night retreats from the advancing sunrise
        Trevor Reynolds 2020