An Ode to the Harvest Moon

This is a poem about an experience I had late one night while heading back home from work. It was in the middle of Fall which is when the big harvest moon glows brightly in the sky.

In the stillness of the night I ride
With your light shinning down before me
Lighting the path to guide
Me home from work safely.

There you hang above a line of trees
So lonesome up there you look
So still, and yet with a gentle ease
Fear of darkness, away from me, you took.

The night sky is covered in pitch blackness
It can cause any man to get lost
But tonight your light is oh so harmless
That in the midst of the trail, I paused.

While I gaze up at your celestial face
I wonder what you're thinking when you look down
Your a guiding like, tonight, my saving grace
Illuminating the night sky of a sleeping town.

Oh what peace you radiate upon my mind
Oh what calmness now caresses my soul
I never thought that in the moon I'd find
A peace beyond all understanding, tranquility taking control.

For a moment I forgot that I'm alone
For a single moment I feel safe
Even though I'm in the midst of dangers unknown
I found refuge in your celestial light's wave.

But all good things must come to an end
And towards the house I have to ride
What a lovely time with you I did spend
My peaceful guiding light.