Cast your shadow,
Moonlight bright.
Wake the moment,
Stir the night.
Treetops sparkle,
With muted light.
Boulders hiding,
On my right.
Something scampers,
Taking flight.
It’s small and quick,
With stripes of white.
Night sounds near,
But out of sight.
Do I run,
Or stand and fight?
A distant shriek,
Causes fright.
But nothing gets me,
And I’m all right.
To the campfire,
Still flickering bright.
Its guarding sphere,
A realm of light.
Flames mostly yellow,
A few are white.
At first, I stare
But then look right.
What is that there,
Beyond my sight?
Out in the darkness,
Of the night.
Unseen monsters,
I think to fight.
And once again,
I ponder flight.
Then magically,
There’s no more fright.
The monsters flee
It’s first daylight.
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