Stars fill these Skies

Magical

Stars tumble
in a pantomime
of tangerine yellow
giggling
like school children
in a playground.

Laughter fills
the sky with
watermelon
moons.

Joy comes to heart
in a rush of
candy cane wishes
and
this late hour
cannot subdue
the feeling
of tumbling dice
spilling
jelly beans
all over the
seas.

I jumped over clouds
made of marshmallow
and slapped
my knees
till they tickled
and blushed
shyly.

I am a lark
a pied piper
a court jester
of clowns.

Laughter is all I can
see
and blue licorice
voices
of pillows
talk to me about
coming to sleep.

Kevin Harling.