moonlight

he towers above our glittering home tonight
a beacon for the life that makes the planet
it holds us in the swoon of love's first flight
it holds us here all life from moth to granite

stories have been mustered in his honor
tales of gods who the elements control
the swiftly moving storm the fields of clamber
the oceans mountians all species their roll

there is a man in there or so they say
who smiles around an easy churlish charm
seeing all our folly drift his way
then laughing as we do ourselves great harm

man in the moon who's placement brings romance
gives us hope there is still one more chance