The Night Sky
How often do they cross, these clouds?
White light reflecting off such a lonesome moon
But rarely do the clouds desire to make it look so wondrous
For how often do the clouds truly make the scene
As the moon sits alone in this black sea
When each passing cloud simply tries to hide it away
And when forgiving, simply guide around its bay
Yet it is the rarest moment, when they cease this war
Never may the moon watch in peace
For clouds fear thoughts unwanted
Desperately showing only what they wish it to see
Never would the moon dare come so near
For this distance is beyond belief
With the hands of joyous children silently reaching out
Wishing, merely to visit this land of dreams
Should the black of the night sky drive unease into their hearts
While the heavenly white clouds simply guide their sight away
With day turned night, night turned day
The moon seeks one fruitful sight
To hide away in the light of the sun to peak out over us
It is at this moment, do clouds come to share their rain
Shall there ever lie any true mercy betwixt such sights
I wonder
As time pushes children to men and men to dust
Forever refreshing these bright blue skies
It is then, we wonder
This game we play, is under whose watchful eyes?
As each passing morning sheds old fears
To bring us something new
A refreshing drink for all of those present, save I
For this unquenchable thirst may equal that of the moon
Yet even while days turn to vibrant nights,
For reasons we will never understand
We no longer feel as we did once before
For we used to stare upon the moon in awe
Now our eyes wander away so easily
Perhaps it is a memory of the war we lost
To understand not why, but how
Such wars are fought
For time has no qualms with pushing onward
No matter how much we may beg or plead
Our moon will never have its victory,
Should one morning, it succeed
While these beautiful clouds will never allow us,
To live our childlike dreams
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