Borrowed Light
As the sun sets in the west casting the last of its amber light over Whitstable, the full moon rises east over Tankerton, sprinkling silver into the sea. Standing at the end of ‘The Street’ a pathway that stretches out to sea at low tide is a wonderful way to see the day gradually morph into the night.
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The sun blows a goodnight kiss
embracing the moon with a gift
The gift of light to glow bright, a
ghost light on the stage of night.
Into twilight’s veil, moonlight spills
Cascading over fields and hills
Stretching out shadows to fright
Silhouetting owls in silent flight.
The moon climbs higher, further,
diluting the dark
Sweeping across towns and parks
Over rooftops onto empty streets
Stirring some from a dreamy sleep.
Shining a path far into the night
With borrowed light
the expansive moon gleams bright.
- Borrowed Light
- The Street
- Whistable
- Kent UK