.....refused to move, we drove a mile down the two lane highway to watch the show.There she was in all of her voluptuous splendor. Slowly, as if made aware of her nakedness and striking beauty, in modesty she began to cover herself.
Veil by veil, minute by minute, she obscured herself from our watching eyes.
Her silent sisters, the stars, began to circle round her in quiet affirmation and support. The darker she rendered herself, the brighter her sisters grew, until the whole night sky was punctured by their beauty.
Then, as if she remembered that she was Queen of the Night, she began shedding each veil, deliberately, but languidly, until she was once again fully naked, triumphant and glorious.
It was a show: A Peep Show, A Strip Tease in reverse and it was magnificent!
(NASA photo)
