A Short Walk, A Full Moon - Beverly Koepplin

The dusk is slowly falling into the dark

after a long, warm and satiated day,

and the promise of a jasmine-scented night fills the air –

ah, our sweet dreams will be even sweeter for it.

Let us wander down the road for a while,

walk the wine away, watch the moon breach in the sky,

follow the furrows of the road or walk on the berms

hold hands loosely and swing our arms together, like children at play.

There was today, there will be tomorrow,

but right now in this time and right here in this place,

we are all that we need, we are all that we want,

and, luv, wander as we will, the rising moon will surely guide us home.

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