February Twilight

by Sara Teasdale — a poem card from Justes Mots

A delicate moment of connection between observer and cosmos, where the speaker shares a mutual gaze with an evening star in winter solitude. Teasdale captures the quiet intimacy of witnessing natural beauty alone and the sense of being witnessed in return. The poem celebrates solitary moments of profound spiritual or aesthetic communion.

I stood beside a hill
Smooth with new-laid snow,
A single star looked out
From the cold evening glow.

There was no other creature
That saw what I could see
I stood and watched the evening star…

Themes: birthday · friendship · encouragement · reflection