Dreams Chased in the Night
© Julie Ruffell
Now I have seen her
The time has come to sleep
I ride home
Under the watchful eyes
Of my silver, sister moon
While other sleeps
And miss it
So that when I die
No matter what has happened
I can say I saw
Something few have
And did something few did
I took the time
To be out here in the cold
To look in wonder at this sight
That none shall see again
Until two generations from now
When the world shall be lost
And all sleep through the night
Because there will no longer
Be a young woman
Who chases dreams
In the night

