They're watching...
Their invisible eyes of wood
Shine dimly from the ridge

A battalion of silhouettes
Standing to attention
While the Sun
Sinks below the horizon
Giving way to the stars

The moon casts a watchful eye
Upon the proceedings
Surveying the scene below
Ranks of microscopic soldiers
Patrolling the dormant landscape
With arms aloft

Strings of lights
Weave a tangled web
Across the land

While underneath, a heart beats.

But no one hears it
Save the soldiers
They stand as statues
Listening intently
Keeping their vigil
Until the Sun rises again

04/29/2001

Posted on 10/01/2001
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