The moon makes me laugh.
Her face pink-gold with exertion
Pushing past the horizon,
Filling the constellations,
To rise in her nights journey.
As she climbs, she prays
in the voice of my mother,
“I see the moon, the moon sees me.
God bless the moon and God bless me.”
The moon makes me laugh.
Her bright face silver with light,
Gracefully easing into space,
Moving in celestial dance.
As she rises, she sings
In the voice of my father,
“Don’t the moon look lonesome,
shining through the trees.
Don’t the moon look lonesome,
when your baby packs up to leave.”
The moon makes me laugh.
From the dark bedroom
My sleepy voiced husband calls,
What are ya’ll doing? Come to bed.
We can’t, I answer.
We have moon sickness.
As the dogs and I moon-bathe,
Naked on the back porch.
*** this is a poem written a long time ago But I thought with the lovely moon this weekend, I would dust it off and share it again.
The lyrics are from
Sent For You Yesterday by William Count Basie, Eddie Durham and James Rushing. Warner Bros Music, publisher.
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I so love This poem. One of my faves. I was moon gazing last night too. The snow moon was poking at me through the window.
Very nice photo and poem. Love it.
Greetings.
Very charming. K.
Thanks so much – K
‘Moon sickness’ is a great way to describe my longing to luxuriate in the moonlight!
Well, I expect that you and the boy toy and various hounds have been out in the moonlight recently 🙂 Thanks, Nancy! K
“as the dogs and I moonbathe….love all of this. :)) xo
Thanks, Jacquie! hugs- K
Beautiful! Loved this 🙂 Made me smile. Very vivid, too.
Thanks so much – K
The moon was glorious here too ~ I recognize some familiar verses from mom & dad ~ That last verse rocks though – moon bathing looks good to me ~
Thanks Grace – happy you liked it! K
love “moon-bathing naked”! Enjoyed.
Thanks – so happy you dropped by! K
This is a gorgeous poem and I enjoyed it so much.
Oh thank you – so appreciate you kind words – K
love this one – a little moon sickness is a good thing 🙂
Thanks girlfriend – but I can never sleep when the moon is at its fullest – definately a bad case of the moon sickness!- happy you had such a wonderful holiday! hugs – K
Beautiful, Kathleen.
Moon-bathing naked, sounds lovely except for the mosquitoes. : )
Well there is that -lol – thanks Karen – and your latest post – absolutely breathtaking! K
Oh I so love this and am glad to have read it–I think I need to moon bathe!
Thanks so much – happy you liked it! K
I love the idea of moonsickness. The moon the other night was beautiful here. I can definitely understand moon-bathing on the porch. I think the moon can have many personalities. I understand how the moon could look sad if one were going through a sad time (when your baby picks up to leave). But it is a good that one can laugh at / with the moon as well. Sometimes I almost think I see it wink. Smiles.
Thanks, Mary – pretty sure it smiles and winks too! K
Home run! This is my favorite poem I read all day. Loved the structure that repeats but finally the end, and your private completely natural, and perfect reaction to the moon. I’m sending a big hug and kiss for this gem. Mwah!
Well, a comment like that is hard to beat! lol – thanks so much I am so happy you liked it – sending a big happy hug and kiss back atcha! K
smiles…moon sickness…ah, i got it as well…smiles…should have told him to join you…got a little sick too…ha….love the little kids song too…i see the moon…we sing that one too…smiles…she was a beaut the other night…
Thanks Brian – this really is one of my fave poems – very personal and makes me happy to remember those things- so I am happy you enjoyed it too! K
O I love this.. certainly we should laugh at the moon… and I love those references to your parents. Reminds me of a song in Swedish.. about love in the time of Midsummer…
It has a line that very freely translates to
you’re laughing at the pale face of the man in the moon… the joy of summer 🙂
Thanks, Bjorn – and thanks for showing me the song – and loved the artwork – very cool! K
Hello there,
Just leaving a comment to let you know I selected you as one of my 15 nominees for the Inspirational Blogger Award. If you are interested the rules are easy.
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Oh my goodness, you are so kind to choose me for this and I do appreciate it. Thank you for your generosity of spirit – K