Night does not fall, it rises.
--in "Day into Night" by James B. Kaler
After days and days of rain,
a sudden burst of sunlight occurred early this afternoon.
It came and went in less than two minutes.
But I was encouraged.
Tonight while walking my dog, for the first time in a long time,
the sky was clear enough for me to see
that the moon glowed silver,
and it shone a mystical light on the black water in the marsh.
There is something mysterious and beautiful
about moonlight reflected on dark water.
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The breeze sent wisps of clouds flying past the moon.
I had heard that Venus, the evening star, was visible these last few days
so I looked around for it and found it in the sky.
It twinkled and sparkled, a single pinpoint of light.
A smaller planet burned red nearby.
Could it be Mars? Maybe Mercury or possibly Saturn,
which is supposed to be visible this October?
I didn't know for sure.
I turned for home; the air was fresh from all the recent rains.
The waxing moon shone on the water and through the pines
and a train whistled low in the distance.
There is something very peaceful about walking in the autumn darkness
with only a pekingese, the moon,
and the evening star as companions.
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