10 February, 2008

A thought to begin with:

Tonight I sit in the park as a child
Swinging. Nothing but-
The world, nodding it's head at me
As the wind kisses my face. An airplane
Flying, like me
A man drives past, playing loud music
A neighbor lets the cat out for the night
Children, snug in their beds, whisper
Goodnight, Moon - but I,
I sing out loud to the stars,
Settling in their Ebony chairs in heaven.
My eyes closed, the world no longer exists
Forward moving for a thousand years - 
Then backward again, for a thousand more
Never have I wondered at a child
Who, when set upon a swing,
Laughs - for they laugh at the ivory stars,
They laugh at the music man,
They laugh at the other children
Whispering Goodnight, Moon.