Give me back my moon
M. Yusuf Abbasi

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Give me back the moon!
A child's wonder,
In the blue skies yonder;
Where an old woman spins,
Fairy tales to ponder.
Give me back the moon!
Shining through time,
In evey chime,
A lover's dream,
A radiant joy,
For every lonely heart,
Spare me this boon!
If flags follow,
The feet of men,
It's beauty would swoon,
Into death.
You may wander,
You may wonder,
And peer into space beyond,
But come back soon:
Don't plant there,
Those crooked sickles,
Those dusty stars,
Those shackles and bars;
Which tarnish the earth,
With senseless wars,
And mar my vision,
Of God and man,
O spare this boon!
Give me back the moon!

Published - October 1979 - ©
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