Night at the Lake

In a landscape devised by the
ineffable grace of nature
whose elements bow to her
commands, the sun takes its 
leave over the horizon
streaking the sky in pink
and mauve while dusk
steadily yet barely perceptively
dims the atmosphere through its
grey veil and the restless
lake becalms, birds find their
night shelter and nocturnal
creatures prepare to embark
on their evening adventure.
The moon glances luminescent
over the stilled lake
reaching to the forest beyond
and all is still, serene 
and softly darkened
as the daytime world sleeps
and the night world rouses itself.