Nature's Nightlife Poem by Phil Soar

The star light flickers effervescently at night
moths flutter by,
on light winds whilst in flight
attracted by the scent of blossoms only they can smell
Whilst snails leave trails,
as they join in the night parade as well

Owls fly by in silence
echoes guiding them through fields of prey
their senses in tune with all that is around
no sound
just eyes that swivel as their wings sway
on light winds in the evening air
whilst chicks wait in silence
in barns

Foxes wander miles through avenues and urban streets
picking at the refuse lying everywhere
dangerously close to instant death
whilst traffic doesn't notice them
anxious to feed a growing family
back at a den
in a yard not far away from where they should be
in woods
near streams
near rabbit warrens
but food there is only optimistic
not like the urban sites

The starlight flickers toward the fading darkness
and as they fall vacant from the sky the morning calls
and hectic lives begin to create there noise
so the night animals retreat
to sleep
until darkness falls again