Vietri In December. Poem by PAUL COLVIN

I walked out on the balcony, to see what I could see
And a thousand little stars looked down, looking down at me,
No-one else was standing near, not a single soul in sight,
Were they shining just for me, on that velvet Autumn night?

They looked so clear and felt so near, my fingers reached to touch
But when I plucked one out, they seemed to dance so much
They danced along to a moonlit song and a choir then appeared
I rubbed my eyes, then looked again, and like that! They disappeared.