Silent as a midnight star
He stepped out of the dark
And deep forest in the dawn
As regal as a monarch
He stood unmoving in the dim
Predawn morning light
Surveying all with careful eyes
And well adapted sight
Long he stood in quiet splendor
Looking to and fro’
The slightest movement that I made
And he quickly spun to go
No sound he made He simply,
Turned and vanished in the wood
And left the clearing cold and still
With shadows where he stood.
(c) James L Frady. November 11, 2023
