“…watchers in the crystal sphere…”—”Night watch,” a poem
“…a masque of shades…”
Night watch
Waiting in winter
is easier done in darkness,
night’s hours pass,
for the lone watcher,
en passant, to ease the time,
a masque of shades,
neither droll nor dread.
Withal, the ice shines cold,
the snowy crust shines hard,
and star shine lights the way for
Orion and Aquarius
and Cassiopeia and the rest,
these watchers in the crystal sphere
will guard the transit of the moon,
will do for friends who pass the time
but will not tarry past the dawn.
November 5, 2018
Inspired by “Field,” by Roberta Marggraff in the Aurorean, Fall-Winter 2018-2019
My poem “Night watch” was published in my fourth collection of 55 poems, As with another eye: Poems of exactitude. You can buy it and my other poetry books on Amazon (paperback and Kindle), or get it free in Kindle Unlimited, click here
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