Moon
Five times have you greeted me
On this day
Though all around me changes
You remain constant
First
Set amongst the black of pre dawn
You illuminate my street
Crisp, round, dominant
The streetlamps weakly copy your splendour
With their modern white lights
Second
I Ieave my house
The skies have awakened
No longer the black
Now a pale blue
Mixed with oranges and mauve
You, moon begin a slow surrender
To this new backdrop
As if pastilles had sketched you
And you seem resigned
To melt into the day
Third
Higher you stand
And the palette pure blue
And there you are still
Present yet receding
More distant
Standing softly in the morning sky
As if to say
'Farewell my night
I will remain here forever
Watching the world
Hidden and waiting
For your return'
Fourth
You dissolve your perfect roundness
Miracle ball of rock
And disappear from view
Always there
Pulling my imagination
As you become
Nothing but a wisp among the clouds
Swallowed like death
By the day
I work
I do what I can
I return home
Exhausted
Fifth
Evening
You stand watching me
In the fresh darkness
Brighter than ever
Half way through your daily revolution
And the stars are with you now
Just as they always are
And I am another half revolution
Closer to
The end
Oct 17, 2016
Oct 17, 2016 at 4:45 PM UTC
Moon
Five times have you greeted me
On this day
Though all around me changes
You remain constant
First
Set amongst the black of pre dawn
You illuminate my street
Crisp, round, dominant
The streetlamps weakly copy your splendour
With their modern white lights
Second
I Ieave my house
The skies have awakened
No longer the black
Now a pale blue
Mixed with oranges and mauve
You, moon begin a slow surrender
To this new backdrop
As if pastilles had sketched you
And you seem resigned
To melt into the day
Third
Higher you stand
And the palette pure blue
And there you are still
Present yet receding
More distant
Standing softly in the morning sky
As if to say
'Farewell my night
I will remain here forever
Watching the world
Hidden and waiting
For your return'
Fourth
You dissolve your perfect roundness
Miracle ball of rock
And disappear from view
Always there
Pulling my imagination
As you become
Nothing but a wisp among the clouds
Swallowed like death
By the day
I work
I do what I can
I return home
Exhausted
Fifth
Evening
You stand watching me
In the fresh darkness
Brighter than ever
Half way through your daily revolution
And the stars are with you now
Just as they always are
And I am another half revolution
Closer to
The end
17th October 2016
