To the Moon and Stars - My Companions: A Nature Poem

To the Moon and Stars - My Companions

We usually fear the night, don't we? Rather, we fear the darkness of the night. But, why? We always get frightened by the unknown and darkness, like a veil, conceals the known to make it the unknown. This poem is an attempt to convey the idea of the night's amiability. Though the darkness of the night arouses overwhelming emotions, it necessarily doesn't intend to frighten us. Rather, wants to befriend us through its components, the moon and the stars, that add to its eerie beauty.

When I stepped under the dark, night sky,

I found myself wanting to cry,

Those fearful sounds and horrible faces,

That I watched on the telly, at different places,

Made me go wild and crazy and mad,

When I was expected to be glad!

Now that I love stars, too fondly,

And that I admire the moon's beauty,

It's easier for me to imagine myself,

Enclosed by a blanket, of Moon, held by an elf!

The company of the night sky and to be its companion,

Is at least for me, no more of an illusion,

At last, I remember, being carried away by a breeze,

Straight into a forest of dreams,

Above which I could see the shimmering stars,

Gazing back at me.

Gaurav Chandra Tuli