"Dark night fell"

[Ex Tempore XX]

Dark night fell on the earth,
bringing with it the birth of lights,
the lights that gleam like untold secrets
held close to the enfolding bosom.

The scene develops slowly,
and always in the same way;
the only thing holy to me,
developing as if encroaching with scene-silent peace,
each little piece of it worth cherishing—
for light, after all, burns brightest in night.

M.M. — Maius MMXII