a moon like this

don't speak to me of sink dishes and punctutation marks
with a moon like this.
hanging high.  held heavenly.

don't tell me about spaghetti stains or broken door hinges
with a moon like this.
white-washed and wooing.

don't say there is a kitchen spill or a faucet leak
with a moon like this.
silent and silver.  a saturated solace.

don't bring me a sock to darn or a nail to trim or a phone to answer
with a moon like this.
bright and beckoning.  beacon.

don't talk of the teeth to brush or the dog to feed
with a moon like this.
ephemeral. ethereal.  effervescent.

don't hint at the apple to core or the crumbs to sweep
with a moon like this.
inspiring and illicit.  indeed.

don't suggest there are clothes to fold or children to hush
with a moon like this.
diaphonous.  delicate.  delirious.

but sing to me of this hand i hold and this cheek to kiss
with a moon like this.
sing to me of this hair of silk and this eye to close
with a moon like this.
oh sing with me of the dreams to dream and the love to love
with a moon like this.
a moon like this.