Afterglow

 On a dark moonless night, 

I was walking in the countryside,

besides my friends who came along,

to explore and experience rural wilderness. 

Away from the city lights,

where everything were so bright, 

and we miss the opportunities, 

to view the natural landscape. 

I was humming a song, 

and swinging an old twig, 

as they were chatting merrily, 

for, it was their first time. 

Then it came to our view, 

like a magic casted by spirits, 

all the trees along the hill, 

with silhouettes against the sky. 

Filled with red and green,

sometimes light golden hue, 

like some artificial decorations, 

illuminating the path with wonderful view. 

We admired and ponder, 

how to describe this natural wonder, 

as it captured our gaze, 

mesmerizing us with its haze. 

It was like a fairy trail, 

intermittently vanishing due to flashlight,

the faint glimmer over trees and bushes,

were like momentary illusions of our sight.

Taking the longer path, 

we all observed silence, 

cold breeze brushes our cheek, 

nudging us to realize what we seek. 

Looking up towards the stars, 

I could only managed to whisper,

praise to the god for this magnificent show...

we were blessed with beautiful afterglow.