The Night

The Night.

What Happens When Night Falls?

Into their nests and roosts,

the birds of heaven return;

yes, into their pens-

the domestic animals of the

land return.

Into their holes, crevices, and

caves,

the lowly and mighty in the wild

return;

but for man,

into different ways, he returns.

When night falls,

the stars, moons, and

the planetary heavens

become aglow with lights;

but upon the earth,

darkness envelops mankind.

At night, sea and ocean

become less agitated,

the peace of a flowing river

becomes far less visible;

forest and everything in it,

becomes still and quiet.

When night falls,

not even the noble nor

prince it respects,

all mortals the lowly and

mighty-night treats equally.

When night comes,

the rowdy and noisy day-

gives way-to-

pin-drop-silence of the night.

Power Night Wields   

Tempestuous wind of the day

goes into a deep sleep and

the furious afternoon cyclone

becomes calm as it treats night

with awe and reverence.

At night words spoken

afar or nearby you hear with

distinction,

whistling and hissing-

the underlining messages-

you can easily decode.

Night everlasting double-

door that separates-

two different worlds

day and night;

night-the-front-and back

door,

which closes the day before

it,

also heralds a new dawn with

hope and aspiration.

Night-the observatory-

laboratory for those with

insight to assess the day,

yes, the surgical room

for those with imagination

and creative instinct

to dissect and to analyze

activities of human’s daily

living.

Night-The Powerful, 

But Quiet King

Day and night may be-

siblings-

yes, siblings of

time and season,

with equal length;

siblings-that know not-

themselves as they go in

continuous cycle that

creates change for mankind.

With their human subjects

around the globe,

both are kings;

amazingly, both the day and

night reign and rule.

Indomitable day rules over  

light,

impregnable night

rules over darkness,

where life begins and

where everything seems

possible.

The mighty night rules over

darkness,

even as the

celestial bodies give light afar,

light is dwarfed by over-reached

darkness;

regardless, night always and

continuously have its way.

As night comes-

with many challenges-

also it comes with

tomorrow’s optimism,

which may or may not be.

Say it loud, 

we love to have you 

around;

Night! Night!! Night!!!

When next are you coming?

We eagerly await your arrival.