shadows flicker
in response to movement
induced by gentle breeze
a branch shakes
eerie images cast
upon glass windows
I lay in silence
listening to nothing
yet hearing everything
the rhythmic breathing
of all slumbering
inhabitants
all lost in their dreams
that take them through
journeys unknown
the night is rife
with happenings
the eyes cannot see
copulating cats
insects incestuous singing
like crescendoing lust
my eyes grow heavy
lulled by the cacophony
just beyond my grasp
sleep overcomes weary body
soon introducing another element
into a night on a brink of a new dawn
~.ani original~
