Scarecrow Dancing In the Moonlight
Scarecrow dancing in the moonlight.
Made of wood and cleaves of hay,
he stands alone whilst birds circle around each day.
On a cross he is tied and bound,
an old hat he wears with holes in, all dirty and brown.
A sack cloth for a jacket, all grey and damp like the ground,
hands made from coat hangers all wiry and pointy like the corn that surrounds.
A head made from an old popped football and scuffed,
the eyes made of coal and a smile painted on like a woman you can't trust.
But deep inside is a magical thing,
that's asleep in the day time,
but comes alive when the sun goes in.
A man in a tuxedo with a smile so bright,
who sings opera in the moonlight.
A scarecrow no more,
but a magical thing,
that's beautiful,magnificent,he dances and sings,
but no one can ever see him you see,
it's just between him,you and me.
Copyright © Peter Kiggin | Year Posted 2013
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