Clair d’Lune


In silent thought he sits alone

Now and then he softly moans

His amber flute sobs a dulcet tune

The rhapsody of Clair d’Lune

His confused, cavernous eyes

Bewildered, remember her lies

He stretches taut, his sinewy gauze wings

Like a hinged limb, marionette on strings

To wait in this secretive place

Souls were exposed and released

As children, their hearts were chaste

Where, they shared their fears in haste

Where rustling leaves whispered long

Deep sighs, until the fiery autumn dawn

And somehow they learnt to cope

With enchantment, and with hope

Of privacy, lest they should be stopped

Their plan abated, their secret lost

One final glance to see if she will come

Her sworn promise has left him numb

Midst evergreens; to give him her heart

A promise to let no one tear them apart

He whispers ‘Adieu’ into midnight air

As upon his cheek falls a crystal tear

He fades into an ethereal illusion

Forlorn at her inner completion

Where: for him, no place has been kept

For: someone new now sleeps on her breast

In her silent dream, she drifts alone

Restlessly, searching, she softly moans

An amber flute sobs a dulcet tune

The Rhapsody of Clair d’Lune


1st May 1987

By myself.... Sapphire McCullough