Marshmallow Moon
Me and my dear daughter
Are a-goin’ to the moon
She’s pilot of our spaceship
And we’ve gotta get there soon
We’re bringin’ back some samples
Of rocks an’ dymond jools
We know somebody up there
We’ve never been no fools
She fires up the thrusters
Her job, it is to land
I’m suited up and ready
To go at her command
The ‘Puter says we’re landed
Though our ship, it seems to bounce
So tipsy and unsteady
Like it didn’t weigh an ounce
We finally seem to settle
The ladder, down I climb
With shovel and a pick axe
I hope we’re here in time
Our man we knew had told us
The “Window” was so shallow
But late we were, and so the moon
Had turned into marshmallow
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Lee Dunn has been writing since the age of 18, but found that work got in the way for the ensuing 48 years. In his home town of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, he reveled in his independence at an early age, and spent as much time as he could exploring the city’s Arts scene. He was introduced to poetry and prose by the works of two literary giants, namely J.R.R. Tolkien and J.W. Lennon and thence fell in love with the written word. His work includes poetry, short fiction, and personal essays, and ranges in theme from the surreal to the horrific, nostalgic, and themes on the human condition. He has been published on Spillwords.com, The Dark Poets Club, Journal of Undiscovered Poets, Crepe & Penn Literary magazine, and the Shelburne Free Press.
Lovely!
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Fun to write, fresh from a morning dream. Thank you!
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You’re welcome!
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Beautiful words so well composed. Loved the simplicity.
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Thank you! It was fun to write.
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Yes it sure sounds like that Lee.
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