Have You Ever Seen a Moonset?

"Have you ever seen a moonset?"
My husband whispered quietly in my ear.
"What's that", I asked as I opened my eyes and reached to draw him near.
"It's something special we should share,
come watch with me my love.
You'll see the darkness fade away
and the heavens rise above."
"It's so quiet", I said as I opened the window slowly to peer into the night—
The dew kissed grass and garden fragrance
filled our senses with delight.

The moon was full, white as snow,
and sat low in the western skies.
It gently dipped beyond the trees
as the sun was on the rise.
It was as if the world awakened;
the birds and insects filled with song.
The sky was scarlet and oh so bright,
the quiet moon now had gone.
Now and then when the moon is full,
I wake early hoping to see—
The fading moon and glorious sunrise

the Moonset once brought to me.