two-stepping moon

the moon was dazzling
as it two-stepped
into the high desert sky,

chasing us
across the paved dance-floor
of the I5 at sundown.

red tail lights,
like synthetic fireflies,
flickered in the distance
as the valley
unfolded,
all dark soil and ripeness,
below a peach dusted sky.

© Tanya Anguita.