A POEM ABOUT THE FLOWER MOON ON FLOWER MOON EVE

 

A POEM ABOUT THE FLOWER MOON ON FLOWER MOON EVE

I want to write a poem about the flower moon

That is, the moon that blooms in May

As if it were a flower on a very long stem

Who will pluck it out of the sky

That little children may examine it in their cribs

And play at swallowing it

Earth. There has been an emergency

No one can find the flower moon.

Who has swallowed the flower moon

The headlines fume

While people go about in the darkness

Living by street lamp alone

Or energizer bunny flashlights

We mourn the passing of the flower moon

The headlines read, the anchors intone

Regretfully, a child has swallowed it

And glows emphatically

And will for the rest of its shining ever

Much too brightly

Life.

mary angela douglas 22 may 2024