Topic: rising moon
this started life as a song, but by the time i got to the 3rd verse i decided it was more of a poem.
comments please.
rising moon
lost in the heat of a summers day
forget that winter soon holds sway
days last longer, darkens late
build your nest furry friend, don't wait
see the trees how they seem to age
their leaves turn gold, their life to fade
summers heat to autumns gloom
seldom seen the rising moon
the nights draw in, the days grow cold
summers birds have up and flown
winter night sky, clear of cloud
crystal beauty, how cold it is now?
autumns gold lies under foot
crumbles lightly at your touch
wake to dew upon the grass
summers warm never lasts
cold yet calm some nights may be
others howl make creatures flee
hide in burrows deep and safe
high above wreaks winters waste
frost begins to take it's toll
while rivers trickle ever cold
on distant hills snow will fall
and in the dark woods foxes call
what is hiding in the shadows?
silent ambush where path narrows
furry beast where death he meets
every beast has need to eat
majestic oak once ruled this land
from mountain stone to coastal sand
now the woods are owned by pine
and the forests in decline
failing too are beasts that roamed
under branches they called home
through seasons warm or cold or wet
soon be gone, soon we forget
as winters broom begins to sweep
furry friend find nest to sleep
to wake again when the air grows warm
descending moon on summers dawn.
by phill williams 2008
i know it's not a song, but then neither is rap, unless there is some tunesmith out there who can fit music to it?
