Lovers and the Night Sky

Stephanie F. Earls

The winter to spring night sky has been spectacular. For the last month or so, planets have been bright. Venus and Jupiter dance with each other and the moon. And at certain times of night Mars hangs across the way with its orange glow. This week in particular mild New England weather, bare trees and the new moon darkness have created the perfect backdrop for spotting bright planets and constellations. The now slivered crescent moon rests low on the horizon just after dark. Look up!

Photos by Stephanie Earls

It's magical.

LOVERS
Stephanie F. Earls

this eternal dance 

is now exposed

sensuality and knowingness
align then twist 

push then pull

spectacular union

(illuminated illusion?)

this night sky is for lovers and thinkers

healers and dreamers

and not alone,

ambition chases the heady hearts

a tricky follow,

this warrior

leaves lovers 

retreating, igniting

igniting, retreating

again

while underneath

through seemingly silent, barren veins

new life emerges

a sliver

then a rounding,

receptivity mothers this flow

there is no hiding now

no holding back

even darkness cannot mute this dance:

life and light

love and might

hold tight 

or let go

either way

it endures

and you are 

irrelevant

and relevant

powerful

and powerless

hesitant

and unhesitating

you decide
or not

dance or watch

disappear into darkness or light up

this is the place where wishes are made

this quiet dark stillness

this is the place where wishes are fulfilled

this sparkling canopy

this is the place where lovers dance and rest
and find each other

illuminated

spectacular

seen by the ones who look up
felt by the ones who see through the dark