Is there a moon out tonight? <br />That lovers may sway at its sight <br />And tomorrow the tides ebb and flow <br />In ethereal communion. <br /> <br />Guardian, sentinel, ever watchful, silent <br />Waxing, waning, full-phased, crescent <br />To play and prattle the minds of men <br />Oh so fragile. <br /> <br />Probing moonbeams, seeking out virgins <br />From them to draw first blood, and gin <br />The cycle unique and specific <br />On toward procreation. <br /> <br />Distant, light years away, yet <br />Reachable in a finely plotted course set <br />By conquerors of borders outside <br />Limits defined. <br /> <br />Sky: thick and heavy, with <br />the weightless blackness of night <br />Is there a moon out tonight? <br /> <br />2004<br /><br />Gillena Cox<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/is-there-a-moon/