A Moon Unbounded (5 June 2020; Mead Moon)

- Montague Whitsel

I dream of a Moon unbounded
     by vulgar fences and deeds.
I long to see the Moon kept free
     of human decisiveness and greed.
Let us envision the Moon—
     as we go to plant our seed;
and decide what we want it to be.                    1

I dream of a Moon unbounded
     upon which we may look up
and see the face of humanity
     writ large, with justice for all.
No more reflections of our hate
     besplattering celestial bodies;
The Moon should reflect a brighter light!         2

May no one look up at the Moon
     in poverty or squalor.
May no one look upon the Moon
     and our presence there
with an empty stare; not knowing
     its meaning for our future.
Let the Moon reflect our brighter nature!        3

I dream of a Moon unbounded
from which we may look down
     and see the Earth and know
that all is well here, that there is no
     inequality or war; no inhumanity.               4

To dream of the Moon is to know
     that there is a first-step to take
in our final adventure as a species.
Why must it be sullied by politics?
How can we save the Moon from fear?
I dream of looking up at the Moon
     and our presence there_
   only to remember the many ways
in which we’ve gone wrong down here.        5

I dream of a Moon unbounded
     by our long-standing animosities.
I desire to dream of a better world
     here on earth,
by reaching out to the Moon above—
     _And then to the stars beyond!
If we let our dreams be unbounded,
perhaps we’ll find our humanity realized.      6
Amen.

[A meditation originally inspired by the announcement of

President Bush’s Moon-to-Mars Initiative; May 2004—
in hope tinged by great trepidation.  - MW]