A new moon's rising

I have seen you countless times before, 

Yet tonight I sit in my veranda, 

Waiting for but a glimpse of you, 

Never this excited for the moon, 

Never acknowledged, 

Yet every night you light my night, 

Quietly silently you pray, 

For me to look at you, 

Each night I never did, 

But tonight I sit for you in wait, 

Then you show me your majestic beauty, 

Your aura reflecting a thousand colours, 

Colours I have never seen, 

 I sit looking at you in awe, 

Within seconds you disappear, 

Playing an eternal game of hide and seek, 

I kept searching the night sky for you, 

You no longer displayed your beauty, 

 Now you will return when I watch the sky no more, 

Making me realise that the moon 

I had never seen before. 

Qudsia Pervez