"The Truth Tonight..."

“The Waste of a Lover’s Moon”
Christopher Flournoy


There’s a Lover’s Moon aloft in the sky tonight
But here I’m alone and I fear its light
It beckons to lovers, to come out from their covers
To bask in the warmth of its glow
But I’m here with no lover and no love do I know
Yet the Moon hangs bright and so beautifully low

There’s a Lover’s Moon aloft in the sky tonight
And the night sky embraces its deep soft fullness
As Lover’s take each other in the long night’s coolness
Deep and strong the Moon bends near, its lover to kiss
As the Earth rises up to touch lips drenched in stardust and Moon mist
Together they tremble, as all lovers do when lips have been kissed

There’s a Lover’s Moon aloft in the sky tonight
Dare I look up? No, I glance in fright
I’ve no lover to take in my arms this long and bright night
Yet still I can’t help but to gaze upon its bewitching sight
And I’m reminded of love lost and long lonely nights
Deep shadows the Moon casts as my tears fall free at last

There’s a Lover’s Moon aloft in the sky tonight
And it shines not for me, but for lovers unseen
It calls them together to love’s warm embrace
The Moon’s soft glowing magic’s at work every place
Yet my heart feels not the warmth but the chill of a deep gloom
The waste of a Lover’s Moon as shadows envelop my dark lonely room

There’s a Lover’s Moon aloft in the sky tonight
It’s calling out to the hearts of lovers both near and far
It calls out, “This is the night of Love’s shining star!”
But to those who are lonely, lost, and forsaken
The Lover’s Moon is a curse, the reminder to make haste
For standing alone under a Lover’s Moon is the most pitiful waste
Dedicated to Stephen Christopher Harris


“Fear Eats the Soul…”