LA LUNE

I wonder what it's like to be an alien on the Moon,
All cold and dry and dark and so very much alone,
Just bouncing around here and there, each and every day,
All he wants and all he needs, is a special friend to come play,
The craters make a playground, to skip and jump and run,
But its always on his own coz he's the only one,
The Moon is dry, there is no rain, there are no seas or air,
He looks down on Planet Earth and wishes he could fly there,
He has a little spaceship but it doesn't get him far,
It crashed when he landed upon this distant star,
He came from such a long way, and he travelled day and night,
For years across the galaxies, till he came upon this sight,
He saw, he marvelled, he truly felt in awe,
This Blue Planet below him was simply beautiful!
He longs to be down there, living like we do,
We are so very lucky, Me, Him, Her, Us and You,
For now he'll have to wait, a little longer still,
Until one day he's rescued, and his dreams can be fulfilled!

Written by Shelley Skinner 17/10/08