Three deer slipped through
The dust of dusk
To greet me
As I was coming home
The wild turkeys were all there
To meet me
Where road rose up to row of stone
And pasture swooped and dipped
To have me follow
Across the hill and overland
As country lane went on forever
And bent my way and took my hand
And I was happiest to trod it
To feel the lightness in it’s step
A partner in my quest for solace
A path to wander from regret
And stars were brighter
In reflection
A million shining stories told
As sky of midnight blue and silver
Danced into midnight black
And gold
And now the night is mine forever
In all it’s creatures and it’s calm
And I can walk for miles
And memories
And hold them softly in my arms



Sara Mathews     October 2015