Ever After

The nighttime sky is a bed of stars, luxuriant in repose, a birthplace for beginnings

and endings

Every thing of beauty, every blooming heart, comes from there

Every thing that is meant to be, every fated ending, goes there.

Most nights, the moment comes for the moon to rise over the trees and friends and lovers find each other in the diffuse light

know each other, embrace each other,

And live happily ever after.