Moonrise paints the land in an eerie glow

yellow fire on the lake

trees and grasses painted black against eldritch light

lap of water, sigh of wind

song of nightbird and insect

otherworldly land

presided over

by the golden, alien moon

Moonset, fade to black

for a moment only

awaiting the dawn

sun shining down

on an ordinary day

I wait for moonrise again

and a magical trip to mystical places