A young man stood at the water’s edge, his gaze lifted toward the moon. The world stretched before him, infinite and unknowable. He was young—so much life yet unlived, so many paths yet untrodden. And yet, on this night, he felt the pull of something beyond himself, something vast and eternal. The moonlight bathed his face in pale radiance, and he hummed softly, almost without thought, the words of an old, haunting melody:
“Silvery moon in the velvet sky Your light shines far in the heavens Over the world, wandering Gazing in human dwellings...”
The song wove through his thoughts, the melody carrying his unspoken questions into the night. Would he find love? Would he know true fulfillment? Would the road ahead lead him to the completeness he yearned for? He did not know. But he knew, as he stood beneath the vast night sky, that he was not alone in such wonderings. Countless others had stood where he stood, searching the heavens for answers, offering their wishes to the moon.
He took a slow breath, feeling the night air cool against his skin, and in that moment, something within him shifted. The silver light was not just around him—it was within him. He could feel it, pulsing like a quiet fire, illuminating the spaces in his soul that had long been waiting for such a night as this. It was more than a wish—it was an awakening, a reminder that he was a part of this great, luminous world, woven into the fabric of something vast and beautiful.
The breeze stirred, carrying with it the scent of pine and earth, and in that whisper of air, he felt the presence of something unseen—an energy, a quiet magic, the universe breathing alongside him. The moon, timeless and knowing, seemed to listen, seemed to understand. He closed his eyes and let its radiance settle within him, filling him with the quiet certainty that he was exactly where he was meant to be.
And as he stood there, drawing the vibrancy of the glowing moon into his soul, he understood that the magic he longed for had been with him all along. It was in the night, in the shimmering water, in the hush of the trees. It was in the very act of being alive, of feeling deeply, of standing beneath the stars with his heart open to possibility.
When he finally turned from the lake, he carried the moonlight with him, not as a wish unanswered, but as a promise—a quiet knowing that whatever came next, the magic of this night would remain within him, guiding him forward into the unknown.
~Wylddane
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