the dark.......

nighttime is one of my favorite times, it is full of intrigue and always has been to me, i was never a kid who was afraid of the dark, and as ive grown up (yes i know it is still debatable as to whether i have or not, but hold your comments for the time being) i have found myself drawn to it, when i was a young child i used to get up very early, like clockwork, but once i got older and was able to spend more time up at night, i grew more and more interested in the mysteries it beheld, the day time to me is boring, everything is hustle and bustle, the light provided us by the sun allows us to see everything and anything, but when nighttime hits, the dark covers all, and aside from a light here to a light there, there are so many unseens and unknowns tucked away in the corners and in the distance, i think this is why so many people are afraid of the dark, because of this unseen and unknown, i have always enjoyed taking a moment in the dark and really finding my surroundings, allowing my eyes to grow accustomed to the absence of light........ when i was back at school in wisconsin, my friend had a bonfire party on his farm, i wasnt in a very social mood, and decided to go off on a little solo adventure, there was another farm aways down the road from his that was deserted and also said to be haunted, that was part of my intrigue, but i also just wanted to wander off and experience this darkness, honing senses other than my eyes to become aware of my surroundings, i remember ambling down Bier (pronounced By-er) road in total darkness looking at the hulking masses of trees that surrounded both sides of the road gazing up at them and at the stars above and relishing every moment of it, when i got to the farm, i did not disturb any of the buildings, but i sat down in the middle of them all and just took it all in, allowing myself to become one with the darkness surrounding me, just looking, and listening, and feeling, this is one of my most cherished moments............. recently i was out in the woods with a compatriot, we had decided to go up in the woods and cook some campfire dinner, we found a spot close to a gravel road in the dead of the woods, and found a road behind the trees that seemed to go on for awhile, we followed for a bit then went back to start the fire, but ever since my night there i have been yearning to go back there in the night time and follow that road, just to see where it goes, i suppose one should be worried about the element of surprise, and my companion has let it be known that there are many, potentially dangerous critters in that area, let alone god knows what or who up there, but still my curiosity is piqued and i have wanted to go amble on that road just to see where it goes, maybe a little bit more prepared than we were that night, but nonetheless......... a night like tonight was so beautiful to me, i spend most of my time alone, these are the moments i yearn to share with someone, moments that i want someone else to see and feel the way i do as i look at the peacefulness of the night, the peacefulness that can be so easily shattered by any number of things, things we cannot see lurking in the shadows, things that if we are not aware can catch us unaware, this is and always has intrigued me, and i see such beauty in it............. i love the solitude it provides..............