Pre-Dawn Window



 

Pre-Dawn Window

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in this moonlit forest
midnight shimmers
through the misty boughs of old growth
as if star clusters dance the branches
above our high-mountain meadow
lake aglow like sterling satin

like a crystalline wonderland
this night holds deep and quiet
save a great white owl
echoing through the sparkling cedars

lover and beloved
we entwine
wrapped in a pre-dawn half-wake
a semi-lucid trance
be-dazzled by the spectacle
just outside our window

I hear myself whisper
how long have I been awake
is it morning
yet I do not want to know
I do not want to break this spell

but rather
to lie here in your arms
and fall again
into gentle slumber
to traverse with you
the time and space of dreams

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rob kistner © 2010

• photorendering entitled “Moonlit Waters” – by: Daniel Pierce
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10 thoughts on “Pre-Dawn Window”

  1. Dear Rob: This poem made me cry! It is so beautiful! “to traverse th space and time of dreams” so memorable. How very special your love which you share so willingly with all. Heart-felt reminder of the being in the moment so very important!

  2. t’was so romantic, me, too, i would never want to be stirred in that deep slumber, lest i slipped off in that wonderful dream with him…

    fantastic use of the prompt Rob!

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