[Kelaria]: 155. Moon's Mortal Lover (Poem)

Moon's Mortal Lover

As the sun sets,
The moon takes over
Bringing with her,
The darkness of night.
Oh how she longs
For her mortal lover,
A man who had once
Sung sweetly her name.

Now she waits
For his tender voice
To caress the night air
Singing to her of love.
But the moon waits in vain,
For her lover has forgotten
The promise he made her
When last they met.

Patiently she waits,
And then hears his song
Not calling to her
But singing to another.
She spies her lover
Walking hand-in-hand
With a young mortal maiden
Whose hair shines like golden sun.

And so moon sinks low,
Her heart hurt and broken
For the loss of her love,
The man she held so dear.
And on the horizon
She meets up with the Sun
And hears tales of his lover,
The golden haired maiden
Moon's lover had won.

© ~Nancy C. Ward - 10/19/05~

© Nancy C. Ward