A BLANKET OF WHITE DUST


Momentary silence
The Sun sets
Crackling air
Fire on mountain peaks
Clouds take on life
No longer white and gray
Glowing pink and orange
Crimson washes over
The evening sky

Dark blue is the night
One star
Then another
A blanket of white dust
The center of the Galaxy

A crescent rises
Distorting the heavens
With its light
Bright and longing
To take Her place
Silver
Princess of the night


Michael V Hechtman