Eclipse
by Sdonja Salley
The city sleeps
as
naked animals
roam the streets
Circling the radius
of the rings around the moon
in an ancient ceremony
Forgotten
by history
Their shepherd appeared
when their enemy the sun
was about to rise.
They followed the moon,
feeling safe within the radius
of its rings, protected from the sun.
Through rings of smoke
I saw their nakedness
Parading through the streets tonight
No pictures,
only memories
as they danced away with the moon
into the night...