the kiss

shadows fall

cast down by this fiery ball

it unfurls its will upon it all

small big short or tall

It remembers when first

the rock billowed upon its path

kept it at a distance

grasping it with gaseous tips

It kissed the rock upon its lips

gave it warmth and asked its

lunar kin to brighten the night

and from the melted ice of space

to crest and ebb the tide

if it came too close

it pushed it away

cooled in the dark of space

and while it slept

borne fauna and flora

then  the human race

have there been other kisses

given in the vastness of space

and if we slight this embrace

will all be lost to chaos

never again to be kissed