Tender Night

a poem by Elaine E. Howie

How tender is the night
As it caresses the moon so bright
So eager to lift the sky
Upon it’s love so high

A tree that sways so soft
With a rustle of leaves it’s lost
I often want to say
The stars beautiful in their array

How tender is the night
How clever is the sight
Of being one with all its peers
With nothing left to fear

Oh now I feel the wind
But the night has always been my friend
So I continue to sit here remembering
A tender night that will never
End