When the Moon does not Shine

 

When the Moon does not shine

 

When the moon does not shine,

We miss the stars,

When the Moon does not shine,

We see the darkness.

When the moon does not shine,

We hate the night.

When the moon does not shine.

 

It shines every day,

But it goes unnoticed.

It glows brightly every night,

But we shut the curtains without seeing it.

It’s always there,

Like a comforting hand of a mother,

Always there to guide us.

 

But when the mother lifts her hands,

Cold washes us,

And we want the warmth back.

When the moon is not there,

Then we notice that we’re in the dark.

 

But till then it’s too late,

For the moon has already stopped shining.

                                                                               -Shriya Nauhria