Night Camp
At night,
They sit at their camp
The two tents behind them
A blazing fire in front of them
They sit on a log each
Roasting marshmallows on sticks
Inside the fire with the wood beneath it
One person falls asleep
And comes to rest on the other’s lap
As the fire embers go into the air
The person still awake smiles
As the asleep person rests on them
A deer runs past
The person looks on in wonder
The deer runs into the darkness
Out of sight from the camp
As the person smiles with kind eyes,
At the thought of life around him/her,
And their asleep friend,
Resting on his/her lap,
While smiling in the comfort of sleep,
Under a starry night
The awake person looks up at the stars and moon
Behind the people
Both tents are open,
And both show light inside
Around them,
Dark trees blow in the wind,
In the dark night,
Far above their heads
The person looks up at the wonderful, starry night,
Which makes them relax,
The cool wind blowing on them,
And they close their eyes....
As the beautiful, elegant night surrounds him/her,
And their sleeping friend....
Then, the person....
Gives in to the natural environment, around them....
And goes to sleep,
Falling asleep
On the log he/she was sitting on
Him/her and their friend
Both sleeping soundly together with each other,
On the same log,
With the same comforted, content smiles,
On their sleeping faces
Happy they were sleeping together,
Together under this starry night....