The night, in its obscurity
Is the wide canvas
upon which the moon’s mysterious smile
is painted.
The rich backdrop
against which the stars
hold their merrymaking.
Dark, he lives in obscurity.
Alone, he is nobody. Yet,
Without him —The moon would lose its allure;
And the stars, their grandeur.
There won’t be starlit skies
under which lovers exchange dreamy sighs.
And I’d be lost —
Wouldn’t know where to find my shooting star!
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//Sherma E. Benosa
Also posted in my main blog: The Written Wor[l]d.
Very interesting poem, indeed! It is very sensual and tells us of many mysterious encounters. Kudoz!
Hey!…I Googled for nancy o dell born, but found your page about nnial 2007 – salvatore iaconesi – del.icio.us poetry…and have to say thanks. nice read.
Well Written
Before the Light, there was Dark – so Biblical Genesis tells us.
The Earth revolves constantly from Dark into Light and back. We need the Night as much as we need the Light.
Contrast ( light vs dark) helps us to better appreciate those things we hold dear, makes them ’stand out’ more clearly.
The Night also is a time for us to relax – refresh those batteries we wear out during our day…. and maybe, if we are lucky, to hide us from prying eyes while we catch our shooting star
love <3
“Wouldn’t know where to find my shooting star! ”
-and it’ll be the total ecclipse of my heart…
Hi Buddy!
Hello Friends! I am humbled that you like the scrawls of my pen.
lovewillbringustogether, I have always been fascinated with dichotomies: black/white, dark/bright… and how one cannot exist without the other. Yin-yang. I love it when it’s day, but the romantic part of me loves the night. Sometimes, I even feel sorry for the night that it is often associated with evil things just because it’s dark. The part of me that loves the night — the stars, the moon, the calm feeling that it gives, the breeze — want to point out that it’s not really the night, but the creatures that roam in the night, that are giving it a bad name! Haha! I don’t know if I can defend that position if someone would challenge me to, but that’s how I often feel.
Cedrine and Nancy, thank you for coming over to my blog. Hope you’d drop by again.
Cliff! Hey buddy! I think I’ve found my shooting star. Have you?
See you folks! Take care!
Hi Brainteaser or may i call you brainy?
we share similar thoughts! it’s as you wrote elsewhere – the two sides (of the same coin). Dichotomies – seemingly distinct, separate, opposite, yet always linked by one or more ‘commonalities’ Uniting them both into one.
I believe it all comes down to how we choose to look at things ( our ‘unique’ perspectives).
If we can learn to look at things through the eyes and mind of others then we will come to greater understanding of our shared humanity and how we all connect to the supreme being.
It is our perspectives that are the things that give the appearance of dichotomies or differences. How we zoom in or out and which ‘direction’ we look from all adds to our poor ‘perceptions’ of the true realities on this planet ( ok now i’m getting a little deep into psychology here – sorry
like your thinking!
P.S. of course you may add me to your blogroll – i have already taken the liberty of doing likewise – forgive the presumption?
love <3
Well-said, lovewillbringustogether.
Thank you for your insightful comments, as usual. 
I’m learning from you.
Brainy? Haha! Hmmm… Ok. Although I’m not really brainy. But then again, I once advised my brother to call his black cat “Pinky.” (Told him there’s no point calling her blacky because everyone already can see for himself that she’s black).
Hey Buddy! What’s up? You haven’t answered my question!
Have a good day to you friends! You take care. God bless…
I’ve added it! Thanks.
And it’s ok. I’m glad that you did.
Will come to your blog again soon.
Tsk tsk tsk Buddy!