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MOONLIGHT
MOONLIGHT RARE
FALL UPON MY SLEEPING FACE
KISS MY GOLDEN HAIR
BE IN MY WARM EMBRACE

STARLIGHT....
DANCE UP IN THE HEAVENS HIGH
WHILE I SLEEP..PLEASE STAY WITH ME
DON'T EVER SAY GOODBYE

SOME THINGS NEVER CHANGE
SEASONS COME AND SEASONS GO
THE HEAVENS STAY THE SAME
AND THE MIGHTY RIVERS FLOW

SO SHINE FOR ME AGAIN TONIGHT
IT'S ALL THAT STAYS THE SAME
AND WHILE I VIEW THE SILENT STARS
I'LL SOFTLY SPEAK YOUR NAME

MOONLIGHT RARE
FALL UPON MY SLEEPING FACE
KISS MY GOLDEN HAIR
BE IN MY WARM EMBRACE


(EACH EVENING, AS I LAY DOWN TO SLEEP
I LOOK OUT MY WINDOW WHICH FACES EAST AND BEFORE MY EYES CLOSE, I SEARCH THE HEAVENS FOR A GLIMPSE OF
THE EVENING STAR,OR THE SLIVER OF THE MOON DENOTING THE LUNAR CHANGES.AND I BEGIN TO REALIZE THE WONDER AND CYCLE OF NATURE.AND WHEN I RISE,THE SAME WINDOW BECKONS ME TO VIEW THE IMPENDING SUNRISE..OR, PERHAPS THE EARLY MORNING FOG..THAT PREDICTS AN OVERCAST DAY.EACH DAY A BLESSING IN DISGUISE.)

POEM WRITTEN BY SUSAN KAHON NOVEMBER 23, 2001

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