the sun crashes its rays
upon the mild waves of the water
and across each tide and ripple
timid specs of stellar light
dance and spring along each roller
as though the stars
are taking hiatus from the warm sky
a mere daylight sojourn
in the cool liquid of the lake
so to be rested
and ready to resume
their duty of enchantment
when darkness descends again
and the heavens regain
their cosmic beauty