The Sun and the Moon by Ayako Rin

Chapter 1

The moon shines brightly
its glow pulsating with power
But none ever answer,
it waits for something unknown.

The moon can protect,
it can also destroy.
It leads both the lost
and those that wish to kill.

The moon knows no mercy.
It can blend with darkness
but it can also become light.
It waits and sits among the stars,

watching the passage of time
while listening as the stars told tales,
Tales of warmth, of laughter,
Tales of his beloved: the sun.

But the moon can’t ever see the sun…
He waits no matter how long it takes,
thinking of the days when he might see her.
But always it is in vain.

The sun never sees the moon.
The sun doesn’t even know the moon.
She hears occasionally the snips of tales,
tales told by the animals, the plants, the earth.

Both think they’ve seen each other once
but neither can remember.
For a brief time as they rise and stretch across the world,
they see a soft light before its gone and they settle in place.

The moon yearns to see the beautiful sun
As sunrise comes he fights to stay even for just a moment.
But he knows it is in vain for he sees only a faint glow,
before he is whisked away and hidden among the shadows.

The sun never sees the moon though she can sense him.
She is unsure when she sees flashes of white or silver.
Perhaps it had been only her imagination?
The sun doesn’t yearn, she shines only in curiosity for the moon.