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Have you ever seen
the moon hanging
like a full balloon
from the branches of a tree,
so close it seemed
- a touch of a finger - wouldn't that
scare it away,
loosened the tight knot and
fly through the black space
losing direction...
Have you ever dared
to wonder what places
it would go and see
other than earth
maybe the rounded red-faced mars
or the freckles of an
unknown planet breathing hard
under the thick icy cover
- stormy night, silent white -
as if it were a whale
crossing over the entire Pacific...
Have you ever wandered
to the gates of morning,
touched the shades
surrounding your forehead,
sank into the yellow blue sky,
drank a cup full of stars
tinkling like transparent
bells in the grass,
washed your face with dew,
breathed deep the land's
shudder as it awakened
under your bare feet,
watched the moon
till it faded away...
Have you ever been told
it carried people's dreams
to heaven?
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