Sharing

It is dark around me,
Winter dark.
The surfaces are touched with frost
Like the thin layer of sadness on me.
I try to make the most
Of the clear sky 
And look up -
Above the rooves and the roads
With the man-made lights,
Above the space
Around me
Of things I can't explain,
And see the singular stars 

Of this night.

I don't know what they are saying, 

Or what sign they are showing,
But they too are standing
Out in the cold
And for a moment,
We are sharing.

Copyright LJ 2020.