( By Jan Phillips )
The stars in your eyes
Are like the stars in the sky
When you are a child of God
There’s beauty in the night
That you may never see
Because you look with daylight eyes
If the opportunity ever comes for you to really see
The Heaven as I’ve seen it with my nighttime eyes
What a blessing that would be
There isn’t just a few bright stars that are easy to see
But out where there is no light
It looks like the sky has been sprinkled with glitter every night
Things that look like something in the day
Look totally different at night
Your mind can wander though the universe
Fear not the night just let your sight
Wander where it may in the night’s bright light
Look inside yourself where the beauty dwells
There is beauty in the night that disappears in the day
Fear not the things you cannot see
Just trust in the Lord and cling to Him
Make it a point to look at the moon and really see
God’s great work and what he gave us to be
He gave us the beauty at night as He did the day
I pray more at night than during the day
He probably has more time then
To listen to what I say.
I’m not much of a “musical” person, yet “Night Beauty” struck me as very melodic.I think the day/light/night,counterpoints worked very well indeed. “Superb”,just about covers it.
Guess I am going to have to find a musician and see if I can get some of this down with music. Thanks Louis.
Phenomenal breakdown of the topic, you should write for me too!
I love the images and the musical tone of the poem. A rewarding read.
Thank you so much gopallahiri. I guess sometimes the musical side just creeps into my writing.
That’s a posting full of insight!
EDITORIAL NOTE:- This is to acknowledge that,” Night Beauty ” by Jan Phillips was chosen as 1 of 4 poems to be part of the 3rd.Phase of ,” Featured Poets & Poems ” to be exhibited during March 2012 in Poets’Corner @ Destiny Church,Wakefield.
Thank you Louis. I consider it a great honor to have been chosen. I hope all those who read it enjoy it as much as I did writing it.