Lunartic

Dear Moon

I hope this letter finds you well

I know you go through phases

So it’s tricky to tell

Please excuse my rumination

As you go through your lunation

And the flow of my thoughts start to rise and swell

I saw you waning

And fading

As ghosts tried to cling to the hem of your skirt

Whispering secrets better left in the dirt

Begging for a blessing, or maybe a curse

Their voices unraveling the edge of the verse

But you turned like a tide, too silent to stay

And swept all their yearning shadows away

New moon

Black mask

An intermission at last

Time for reflection

On all that has passed

Though your face is hidden

I know you’re still watching

My insomniac dance

Now you wax so eloquent

Coy little smile

Makes me feel so relevant

And I’m shuffling my feet

All bashful and shy

At your beauty and grace

On display in the sky

Full bloom

Your light makes everything mysterious

But concurrently reminds not everything is Sirius

Anyway

I listen to the wolves with haikus in their throats

Rabbits cast magic and pull praise from their coats

The owls are hinting at mysteries they know

And moths with your name are dancing ‘round hope

But hey

Don’t feel like you need to write back

Just do what you do on your orbital track

And I’ll look up for inspiration at the end of the day

Forever yours phasally

A