Moon

For Magpie 150

She sits in the window-seat,

watching for the moon.

Goddess of Night,

 look down on this your handmaiden,

who waits for you night after night,

chain of your silver token round her neck,

Lune, your chosen,

watching you spread your starlit splendor

on the forrest,

and there, the tree, planted over the grave of her heart,

grown from sapling to strength in an instant.

Lune sees what you see,

Moon Queen, Night sister

the wonder of the world from lofty tower window,

and she yearns for your voice in her heart

to tell her what to do now.

Your war is won, my Lady,

your prophecy fulfilled,

but Lune still lives,

your handmaiden, 

bound to you and to tell your tales

and her tale,

the tale of love and sacrifice

for freedom

and for you, oh, Silver Moon,

Now shine your silver down

bring light to the darkness,

bring smiles to sorrowed faces,

bring us the hope that Lune brought

in battle,

Oh, my Lady, 

Queen of Night,

she sits in the window-seat

your handmaiden, your warrior

Smile down on her

and come to her who calls you

from tower tall above the wood

dappled silver

by your Grace.