Last Night

The night was dark, the night was velvet. I lay warm and safe in my bed. Outside the wind blew, the roof rattled, the house shuttered, but all was safe under his watchful eyes.

Orion came to visit me last night. There... outside my window was my favorite constellation, peeking through my window, reminding me that far greater things abound in this universe than merely me.

How vast and rich this universe is.... how lucky I am to be a part of it....