The
Carnival of the Night
A silence.
A whisper, then a soft voice. A push, light but cool, lapping
endlessly against the delicate, emerald needles in the chilled,
mountain air. Old, wizened trees face the wind with resilience,
swaying to and fro in masses, as if by the hand of a giant. Sharp
rocks, immune to the calm gale, point out, down, around, and up into
the sky. Blue, spilled like paint, trickling down to a faint orange
as the air meets the Earth. A reddish, pulsing object peers through
two summits, thrusting its warmth and light through the air until the
night consumes its being. Mountains glow in a purple-blue tint, snowy
caps reflecting sun beams, bright as fire. Below the horizon, the
wide girths of the peaks darken, preparing for the frigid night
ahead. The final birds sound a call, a last chirp that officiates
curfew for all to retire to their nests. Far below, a lone bear
sweeps the brush, scrutinizing every inch of terrain for any lost,
unsuspecting, or lazy prey. But as the sun is pulled below the rocks
and an inky blackness penetrates the sky, even the mighty
beast ends
his day.
But not all
is inert this dark time. A glowing white sphere stares blankly at the
Earth, shining a dull, silvery light upon the night-ridden valley.
Tiny dots peek down, peppering the ebony sky. In this blackness, a
new life comes to this world. A tiny ball of light sprints across the
top of our roof, which holds back the wonders of the cosmos beyond. A
rippling, jade green aura dances over the precipices, fluctuating,
twisting, embracing, tangling, flipping, flowing, shining playfully,
omitting a greenish glow in infinite directions. As the spectacle
continues to waltz across the sky, the Moon rises above the Earth,
and blazes the ground with it's most direct rays, setting the whole
scene alight with a chrome, slick, silvery blanket.
Not
one light, not one sound from below. Little know of its presence,
even fewer can say they have seen it. Tonight, only one visitor views
the most remarkable sight in all the years in the universe.
Not one
light, not one sound from below. But the Carnival of the Night
marches on...
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