Summer evening

Hushed is the wind and evening is calm
On a gentle night that's sure to bring
Release of scented dew laced balm
The owl and bat on silent wing

I listen to their call again
Across the meadows's moonlit trail
As heavens caress the trees with rain
To the sweet refrain of the nightingale

Emerging from a sylvan shield
The moon descends as if in flight
Following me across the field
As starlight tips each leaf with light

Summer sighs in fragrant shade
Where flowers butterflies entice
And dappled, dusky boughs cascade
In lush and perfumed paradise

Hushed now the song and silent the cry
Spent is the golden day's delight
The meadows forget my steps and I
Leave their still pathways to the night …..