Dogsledding Poetry
Darkness smothers the sky.
Nature’s starry show
obliterated by harsh
city lights.
And yet...even here...
the full lunar glow
cannot be obscured.
And I know...
In places unblemished
by humans’ marks...
Where stars and moon
conjoin in infinity’s mosaic...
Compelled perhaps
by ancestral yearnings
we cannot comprehend...
dogs are transformed as-
heads pivoted skyward-
soft canine howls
speak to the moon.
Silhouetted against the night,
initiated by one or two,
soon all will forge
a flawless song.
Unplanned, unrehearsed...
notes surge and ebb
in a melodic miracle.
And the moon
and the stars
and the dogs’ songs
illuminate the night.
I smile and remember....
and join the concert
in halcyon dreams.
Written and presented by Ms. Jan Rivers, Germantown, MD
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