Hello, Hello

There comes a time
Every day
That every one of us must say,
"Goodbye Sun, Goodbye.

Hello, Hello Moon"

Swoosh
Swoosh
Swoosh
Waves go
Swoosh
Swoosh
Swoosh
A high tide
Hello, Hello Moon

Turtles climb
Up upon the shore
To do
What they do
Every so often
Because that is
What they do
And did
Every year
For many years
As they lay eggs
Upon the shore
Hello, Hello Moon

In the city
Baby pigeon
Sticks out his head
From underneath
His Mother's sleeping body
Hello, Hello Moon

In the suburbs
Mother and Father
Sleep
Father snores loudly
Mother sleeps peacefully
Across the hall
The children dream
Of Dance and Baseball
And Big Blue Ribbons
Hello, Hello Moon


At the base of the bed
Little doggie, Buster
Dreams
Of chasing chickens
And
The cat, Mitch
Hello, Hello Moon

In the house next door
An old man lays
With his old cat
Mitch
In his arms
A hole appears
In the heavens
A warm light
Glows
As they go
Up
Up
Up
Yet, not moving
At all
Up
Up
Up
Yet not moving at all
Hello, Hello Moon

In a barn
A horse lays
Breathing
In and out
In and out
In and out
As hay moves
Back and forth
Back and forth
Back and forth
Hello, Hello Moon

In the corner
A spider weaves
A web
A strong and sturdy
Web
As a light softly
Shimmers down
Causing a bug
To fly
Into the web
Hungry spider
No longer hungry
Hello, Hello Moon

An owl flies
In the night sky
Looking for
Food
On the ground
Unsuspecting food
Hello, Hello Moon

A mouse
Hears a Sound
And runs
And hides
Whew
Whew
Whew
Safe
But
A mouse
Nearby
Was not
Quite so lucky
Hello, Hello Moon

As caterpillar
Strings
The last few strings
Of his cozy
Cocoon
He looks up
Hello, Hello Moon

People sleep
And Dream
Dreams
Some Frightful
With
Running and
Screaming and
Taxes and
Teasing
Some Delightful
With
Flying and
Dancing and
Smiling and
Laughing
Some dream
No Dreams
At all
Hello, Hello Moon




One little girl
Sits
Alone
On the porch
Looking up
At the Stars
And Wishing
For Something
That is not There

Yet

"Hello, Hello Moon,"
She whispers,
"Hello, Hello"