Around Night Lake

I haven't been back to Lake Dunmore in more than two years.
I miss it.

Around Night Lake

Within her infinite black pool,
  mirror stars now bathe and cool,
From on her dock, on these dark planks
  I see headlights blare on her banks,
  who strobe and search enlightened trees
  that move in waves with black nights breeze,
I watch the lights, the curls they make,
  as circle they, around night lake

Upon her shores by this old dock,
  gay amber fireflies swarm and flock,
  they carelessly blink as they please,
  and jest with Nature at their ease,
As new mock Heavens now they make,
  on paths they teeming nightly take,
  as gaily dance they ‘round night lake

Miss Cameo Moon then lights for me,
  a flaming silhouetted tree
  as over the mountain now she climbs,
Ascendant in clear night she mimes
  her smiling lips, they purse for mine,
  our whispered thoughts, they rise and twine,
  we muse and court, she is too kind,
While loving faced, cool stars she rakes,
  as she processes ‘round night lake

Four loves my hand shall hold tonight,
  Miss Moon, Night Lake, Wee Stars and Sky,
As no wed man was ever loved,
  so gently kissed, so well thought of,
  as I’m seduced in glitter mist,
  by her below and they above
Yet lights shall pall, they ebb their glow,
  when blanket clouds begin to grow,

And lorn by dark, to sleep I’ll go,
  soon, to return, as a dreaming spectral visage,
  I radial lume my glisten shimmers,
  with starlight sparkling frission shivers,
Upon her lips cool waves I make,
  As round I go again,
    Night Lake