Moonchild

A moonchild sits, so lonesome

On a swingset in a park nearby

Deserted�"it is

Scary�"it should be

But he shines with a lunar glow.

A light that emanates from inside

Frightening all nightmares away

When sleep eludes me

I travel not so very far

To swing beside a moonchild

And ask about the meaning of life.

His answer always changes

From one night to the next

But I always listen

To all he has to say

… One night I went to the park

But it was so very scary�"

Nightmares lurked in the trees

And a moonchild wasn’t there.

I swung so lonesome

Until a child came to swing beside me

And ask about the meaning of life

And suddenly…

I wasn’t so lonely anymore.

Reviews

[Fairytale]

The poem sounds like it is supposed to express lonliness, but I got a creative and peaceful feeling reading it. I enjoyed it.

[anne p. murray- LadeeAn..]

So elegant and delicate. Defining the element 'moon child'

"But he shines with a lunar glow'~ "I travel not so very far To swing beside a moonchild".
So beautifully stated

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