slipped out for a long
night stroll and
walked the
moon
back,

relieved he didn’t
make a
fuss..

when i cinched
the string’s
slack

please don’t worry,
by same time
tomorrow
night

he’ll be back
as the pearl
floating

in a pool
of black.

• 

Grumpy Gorman
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