The Castle Of The Moon <br />Is Made Of Pearl <br />Its Banners and Pennants <br />Are Moonbeams Unfurled <br /> <br />See Pinpoints Of Lances <br />Of Her Knights Defenses <br />The Tapestry Of Darkness <br />Her Glory Eclipses <br />__________ <br /> <br />The Palace Of The Moon <br />Is Made Of Silver <br />In The River Of Night <br />It Shines and Mirrors <br /> <br />Amid Lotus-Stars <br />And Nightingale Comets <br />Where Dreams and Torches <br />Move In Its Orbit <br />__________ <br /> <br />The Villa Of The Moon <br />Is Made Of Alabaster <br />An Incandescent Sphere <br />Of Silken Plaster <br /> <br />Many Lamps Are Hung <br />Distant, Dim-Lit Suns <br />Dancing, Wearing Veils <br />‘Til Morning Comes <br />__________ <br /> <br />The Mansion Of The Moon <br />Is Made Of Light <br />Full Of Illumed Treasures <br />Richly Bright <br /> <br />With Magnolia Blossoms Scattered <br />Beside The Fireflies Blinking <br />And Glinting Coins <br />and Little Eyes A-Winking <br />__________ <br /> <br />But The Humble-Hut Of The Moon <br />Holds A Golden Harvest <br />It Glows and Invites You <br />Into Its Forest <br /> <br />A Thousand Flames Flickering <br />Round Its Welcome Hearth <br />Hailing Home Sweet Home <br />Up Over Our Earth … <br /> <br />In Any Somber Room <br />It Lightens Up The Gloom <br />The Castle, Palace, Villa, Mansion <br />Hut … Of The Moon <br /> <br /> Written & ©: 10/16/10 <br /> <br /> By: The MoonBee<br /><br />MoonBee Canady<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/homes-of-the-moon/
