CAUSE SEAS TO RISE OR FALL

I'd been thinking about a recent poem, that something was not quite right, but I couldn't think what. Then I realised that it was the line: to ensure the sun did not reflect as the sun does not reflect, but that its light is reflected off other objects. This led me to reappraise the whole poem. You can read the earlier draft here. 

PAINTED MOON POEM

They painted a moon on the wall,

well away from the windows, of course,

to ensure the sun could not be reflected

as cold silver light into the room.

It is a circle on plaster

that cannot cause seas to rise or fall,

is of no use for agricultural purposes,

and who would want to wish upon it.

Thankfully astronauts

do not need to tell Huston

they have a problem

as they cannot land on it.

I looked for hours

but could not discern a face

or locate the Sea of Tranquillity

even though the night was still.

Now it has an extra stanza and may be complete. I shall put it away for a time and we shall see. 

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Until next time.