Man in the Moon

she says to him

why won’t you hold my hand

he says I always walk alone

she says

then kiss me once and hold me tight

before the stars are gone

before the stars are gone

she says to him

why won’t you shine just for me

he says I’m a single star of black

she says

black light is all that lights my way

don’t let lonely orbit call you back

don’t let lonely orbit call you back

he sings to the summer to stay awhile:

nectar-drunk

dressed in leaves of green

but he really loves the winter

the ice-locked lakes

nights that cannot speak

he says your body’s just another tree

she says

leaf and fruit and bud are yours

he says it’s late

the bark’s been stripped away

we’re cold and wet as the day we were born

we’re cold and wet as the day we were born

he sings to the summer…

don’t cry when seasons change or sun slips away

don’t mark how flowers fade from bloom

how petals fall

into the ash of autumn dreams

there’s no man up in the moon

there’s no man up in the moon

he sings to the summer

…

nights that cannot