Moonlight

Moonlight drowns out all but the brightest stars.

― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings

I woke up at 4:00 this morning, and couldn't get back to sleep. So I went upstairs to read, and the moonlight was streaming in the windows. The moon was gorgeous, soaring in and out of the clouds, brilliant silver above the trees. The stars didn't have a chance, but the wind-driven clouds couldn't block the moon for long.