The Moon man Poem by Les Murray

The Moon man



Shadowy kangaroos moved off
as we drove into the top paddock
coming home from a wedding
under a midnightish curd sky

then his full face cleared:
Moon man, the first birth ever
who still massages his mother
and sends her light, for his having

been born fully grown.
His brilliance is in our blood.
Had Earth fully healed from that labour
no small births could have happened.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Richard Ponsonby 28 January 2020

Hungry for a buck, Les we forget

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Leslie Murray 27 November 2018

Can you not? You don't have permission to just post my poems on your website. So you better pay me or I will take legal action I am taking this to court! Sincerely Les Murray

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