Moonstruck

My dearest Moon,

My constant companion

Wandering with me down the decades

Lending silent support in spades

Beaming approval from high in the sky.

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Nary a cross word ever passed between us

You’re the ultimate friend, never causing a fuss!

Though you habitually vanish at the most inconvenient time

I’ve never remotely consider that to be a crime

When your night-light kindly shines on bedtime lullabies.

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Such sparkle you added to midnight swims

Dips taken in oceans and lakes, on wonderful whims

Gentle breezes kissed cheeks and ruffled hair

As I strolled down moonlit country roads without a care

Together with friends, I capered, chattered and chuckled in your company.

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But, my dearest Moon… on second thoughts

Are you my friend, when to you… I’m but naught?

In comparison to your luminous face

I pale into insignificance, without a whimper or trace

My love for you remains true, despite the sad realisation it’s unrequited.

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For although we’ve travelled the world together

You’re merely a lustrous, nocturnal ‘shadow’, to which I’m tethered

No sorrow nor blame at your feet I lay

Ever fond of your impervious presence I’ll stay

I will always admire your reign on high in the velvet sky.

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Written for the Letters to the Moon Challenge.