Dubious Moon
The moon’s grown fat and I’m suspicious
because several stars have gone missing,
the sky’s an evil shade of black,
and someone’s stolen every leaf, leaving
nothing but bleached tree-skeletons
pointing bony fingers at the culprit.
Some people claim they’ve never seen the moon
perfectly full. But I’ve caught it that way
countless times, like tonight. Those of us
with poor eyesight are the beneficiaries
of such gifts. Without my glasses, I see seven
overlapping – an embarrassment of moons.
Looking through the edge of my glasses,
the upper curve of moon is scarlet
and the bottom is blue. I get prism moons
into the blind bargain.
The lake below is a sparkling mess,
a waste bin for phosphorescent fallen stars
and its mirrored moon-face aims a blinding glare,
as if I needed one.