“…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

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