Jewel Moon Poem by Alan Strand

The gibbous moon shines on me
Upstaging stars above,
My feelings flow out into space
Searching for my love.

I stand in awestruck beauty
In the presence of a queen,
Your brilliance pales to what I feel
That which, cannot be seen.

Don this silver crescent
On this cold clear autumn night,
Wear it on your warm soft flesh
This necklace of delight.

Has the cosmos sprinkled star dust
Into precious twinkling eyes,
The ones that gently touch me now
Deep, deep down inside?

The rings of Saturn aren’t worthy
To decorate your hand,
The northern lights that flash and dance
For you, they seem so bland.

I’m thankful to have met you
In my time of need,
When nighttime was just darkness
I needed to be freed.

To me you are a shooting star
A jewel of the heart,
And so I make a wish on you
Good friendship for a start.

I count out loud my blessings now
I am a lucky man,
To have found such a kindred soul
On this star-swept land.

I have no concerns about us
You put me well at ease,
I laugh about the day we met
Seduction was the tease.

I cannot help in feeling
That you’ve bewitched my mind,
I cannot say where this will go
Sands sift through hands of Time.

Why we met I do not know
But I do know you’re a reason,
April is a lovely month
I yearn for fresh flower season.

The quarter moons grow to half
Eventually it’s full,
Let it shine on us sweet friend
I think you’re wonderful.

And so I must leave you now
To gaze up in the night,
Smile for me though moon is gone
You know I’m there all right.

Perhaps we’ll both reflect our thoughts
Off that distant ball,
Regardless of the shape it takes
You know I’ll hear your call.

(On the Victoria Ferry to see April,2000/10/13.)