The Story of the Waning Crescent Moon
Two untidy angels engage in a cover-up
In the wee hours of a star-sprinkled night, High in the sky on a comfy white cloud, Sat two angels, drinking tea before flight. Guardians, they were and had to take a vow
To watch over babies, toddlers, and kids. They were young angels, therefore, last in line, To choose charges and children were last bid. Blind to danger, they take up lots of time.
So while children slept all snuggled in bed, The two angels breathed a sigh of relief. At daybreak, trouble is always ahead. They sipped lemon tea with honey for sweet.
They were not the tidiest Seraphim. The nice cloud was soon sticky with honey. And though they were a great guardian team, Archangels did not find such mess funny.
That night the girls really worked to clean up. In haste, one dropped a plate and silver spoon. The other sweeping too hard broke a cup, And dropped a lemon slice into the moon.
They tried hard but could not retrieve the slice. It was wedged tightly in the crescent moon. “What luck!” they cried. “Look the slice fits quite nice!” We’ll leave it there. The full moon will come soon.”
Now, you see moon’s lemon waning crescent, Once a month, high in a starry night sky. A sign that angels are always present, And just when we need them, they are close by.
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One night this past week, I looked up at the moon and thought it looked exactly like a lemon slice. I tried to capture the sight with my iPhone but couldn’t get a sharp photo. As I went to sleep that night, I kept seeing that lemon-yellow moon. Upon waking, I began to toy with Bing Image Creator to see if I could reproduce that enchanting vision. After multiple prompts, I achieved an almost perfect recreation of what I saw through the trees beside my house. Throughout the day, a story started meandering through my thoughts about angels having tea and dropping the lemon slice. This is not my best poem by any means, but I had fun writing it, and hopefully, you will have fun reading it despite its foibles!
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