Have you seen the moon?

Have you seen the moon?

Have you really looked?

A harsh mistress or a dainty maid

A balloon deflated and then remade

By day or night in light or in shade

A pockmarked elusive renegade

Have you seen the moon?

Have you really looked?

Have you seen the stars?

Have you really looked?

A string of iridescent beads

A shiny scattering of seeds

A glowing carpet on the breeze

and all the wonder that it breeds

Have you seen the stars?

Have you really looked?

Steve Wheeler © 25 February, 2021

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