Lucidly I saw long strands of golden sunlight dancing their way through the darkness behind my eyelids

It make my heart sink

Reminding me of the contrast between life and death

Like the clashing of winter and spring

The inevitable end and beginning

I woke to the sound of nature's early morning breathes

I opened my sleep filled eyes the greens and browns illuminating the horizon like a blanket upon the mountains; safely tucked in

I peeled back the blankets from my now eager flesh

Reaching to unlatch the window craving the sun's warmth on my skin

Knowing that in just a short while it would leave me for the day

I caught a glimpse of the moon; a small almost transparent crescent vaguely visible in the shadow of the sun's illuminating light

I was frozen; recalling the many nights I had shared with the moon

And I found myself just then craving it's wisdom

For it was the moon that offered me solace on sleepless nights and it was the moon that truly never left my side

All along I'd seen the picture askew

The sun, you see, will always leave
But the moon is truly true

I learned that day that people are often like this too

Some will never leave; some are gone too soon.