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When left alone at night I look for the pinpoint lights of the stars that there are, when clouds there aren’t. There’s a waning gibbous moon shyly peaking from the shadows, with one of its symmetrical sides, what’s the moon got to hide? whispering privately I’ve heard the moon has a darkside, that it’s coin-like and openly two-faced. That’s no idle gossip, it's scientifically based. India just landed on the moons bottom I wonder what, exactly, that got ‘em. It’s funny because the moon is nude, making the landing sound rather rude. “India is groping the nude moon’s bottom.” See what I mean? It all sounds rather pervish and obscene - not at all the usual routine - it has the ring of something politically incorrect, but that’s progress, I guess, undressed or dressed.

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Date: 9/7/2023 10:45:00 AM
Strange isn’t it Anais that the (dark side) of the moon isn’t dark at all, love all the double entendres/innuendo, I always believed there was more to the moon than meets the eye, great fun poem, cheers David
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Date: 9/8/2023 12:23:00 PM
Thanks David. The moon looks like an awfully boring place - like a beach without a tiki bar.. or an ocean.
Date: 9/7/2023 7:38:00 AM
This is so very well written. I really love how descriptive it is and also the rhymes. And the way you’ve written about india and landing on moon etc, gave it a fun twist. So creative and well crafted. My fave line “ iv heard the moon has a darkside” deep!! Loved this
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Date: 9/8/2023 12:24:00 PM
Thanks Ink!
Date: 9/6/2023 1:21:00 PM
Hmmm... Naked moon? Why not. Everything these days is openly exposed. Mars is next
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Date: 9/6/2023 2:37:00 PM
Mars is blushing red =]

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