The moon 'wanted more of my night'
(hat tip to the line from Dar Williams' song
'Calling The Moon').

No matter how much I tried to go back to
sleep, her pull eventually brought me to the
window.  Crickets and other night creatures
were a-buzz in a chorus of 'Brava!' while the
moon took center stage.  The more my eyes
adjusted, I could even see a few stars in the
sky...in supporting roles.

The last verse of Dar Williams' song kept
playing over and over, in my mind:

"Calling the moon, 
'Cause I know what it's worth 
To tug at the seas and illumine the earth, 
Oh, I am calling the moon, 
Oh, I am calling the moon."