Dark Desert Skies

 DARK DESERT SKIES

The first time I saw the desert sky at night

            I was frightened by the sight.

In the bright lights of the big city

            The night sky is black and empty,

            With a few faint pinpoints of light,

                        Far and away.

But the dark desert sky at night

            Is sprayed with light,

Sprayed with blazing diamonds

            In uncountable number,

                        More than you ever knew,

                                    Ever could know.

And they are not far, far away.

            They are close, very close,

                        Pressing down on you

            Across the dome of the sky,

So close you could reach up

            And grab them in their

                        Infinite number

And fill your burning hands with them

                        If you only dared.

All your life there was a blazing universe

            There, just above your head,

                        So close you could

            Reach up and touch it.

                        And you never knew.