Moon Wink

#68. MOON WINK I took a trip for fun, between the Earth and Sun, slid quietly between, the star sun's scarlet sheen, from its radiant show, and in it's earthly glow. I cast misty shadows, on planet's green meadows, and people took up hands, like stretchy rubber bands, to greet me with great joy, like a new kite or toy. Metallic ships went by, with sunbursts on the fly, between planet and star, I'm incredibly far, I’m always just right here, with the sun over there. Your sable shades cloaked earthly eyes, I heard the awe of your surprise, I felt a popularity, of power all had come to see, I'd be like the great Houdini, hide the sun and make it teeny. I blocked the amber sun from view, and cast dark shadows over you, a coyote barked a gentle cough, and Venus slid her blanket off, the crickets sang, but not for long, the Sun insisted, I was wrong. Then out it came with dazzled light, a Sun cracked smile of spewing fright, a cheshire grin of searing heat, red with anger and blind conceit, he hid from me all Earth's creatures, with fuzzy dim, blue-green features. Then, I saw you'd all gone, with the Sun turned back on, you loud creatures all clapped, with my next route well mapped, for the light had returned, and my dark magic spurned, as the lesser soft light, when you seek me at night. Then you said you were done, with your star studded fun, with cameras and scopes, and space colored hopes, a quick jump to that car, you lost me and the star. On a soft summer night, with gold glints of starlight, look me full in the face, as I beam from my place, then, wave long as you think, what I hid in a wink. -Edlynn Nau © August 25, 2017