MOON - The Big Cheese That
Shines
man's fascination
throughout the ages
astronomical understanding
learned in stages
so dense... with silent
terrestrial complexity
man's fascination
throughout the centuries
gravitational differences
with one side on show
radiance personified
with amber like glow
unsymmetrical formation
causes out of sync rotation
man's fascination
but astronomers flirtation
footprints of man
tattooed on dusty floor
1969 shook the world
to it's core
it's pirouetting partner
who is joined at it's hip
man's fascination
like a woman's red lips
aware of night time secrets
with a peering crescent eye
sailing ships in darkness
it won't leave you high and dry
white chocolate button
on a liquorice dark night
man's fascination
with the plough burning bright
impacts and landings
now fossilised in time
makes Sea Of Tranquility
an easier place to find
cemetery for meteors
elements so unkind
man's fascination
of the big cheese that shines
