I stare into her lovely face,
the moon who's long looked after me
Mother, sister, lover, friend
And yet she belongs to the sea
She daintily sits upon his lap;
her liquid groom who loves her so
She will not leave him though I plead,
How I wish that I could show:
I'd never slap her pale form
as he does with his careless waves
I'd never leave her so forlorn
As he does with his escapades
He carries yars from shore to shore
But I've arms only for the one
And though she may not shine as bright
I'd ne'er compare her to the sun!
Yet every night she still returns
into his embrace, not mine
And days go on, but still I yearn
for her sweet, forbidden shine
.I.
10-12/2018