River By Night Poem by Robert Neest

The night has come and bright stars fill the sky

Arranged in lines and shapes from side to side

And gently light the things and men along

Creating moving shadows on the streets.


The quiet river goes under the bridge

And smell of fish is coming with the wind

While burbling water hits below the shore

Where boats are waiting for a new day's dawn.


The pier is spanning all the river's width

With lights on top of every single pile

That mirror on the sparkling water flow

And look like flames where least you would expect.


Two persons come from pier towards the shore,

A man and wife are walking down the street,

The long and busy day of work has passed

And just enjoy the night beneath the stars.