Brandy's Night

Late at night I opened my window,
I sat on the windowsill, as I peered into the free world.
The night sky shone like some laced black velvet shirt
And the diamonds sparkled especially bright in the sky tonight.
Opening the window, I creep - trying not to break the silence
The grass was crisp and crumbled upon touch
And I could see my breath, it gave me great resolution
The calming effects of the cool summer nights.
I hunched down, and moved to the sidewalk where I sat
The humming of a propeller engine flying overhead
The smell of the crushed blueberries
As I made my way across the garden, their shell broke like water
Now I sit here, hands purple from eating them
Stomach filled to content
And the feint smell of hay, as the night locks down
This setting, it's almost like God painted this night
Like the walls of the kitchen are crème, all in his beauty and grace.
There's no time to say goodbye, the moon has set in the enchanting sky
And the sun has begun its way up
So I walk back across the lawn
And look back to wonder where the time went
For it seems like the hands on my watch stopped ticking,
And instead of holding time, it jumped ahead

Poem by J.A.D. © 2003