Night Wish

I stand straight 

On the cliff edge, the world spread

Like a glittering carpet beneath me

The night sky

A tapestry of swirling blue black purple

With smatterings of 

Bright stars

That glint and laugh and twirl their 

Shining skirts

In the heavens above me and all 

I wish for 

Is to finish the ladder I've been

Building so I can start my climb

Up up up beyond the moon

To them 

I'll bring my bag of 

Captured sunlight from a 

Dancing stream

I've been collecting for years

And I'll weave myself a skirt that

I'll slip into 

So I too can join the stars 

And people miles below me

Will look up and see my twinkling

Cloths and hear my bell laugh 

And say

What a beautiful night.