Let's Sail Away
(Villanelle)

Ride with me on a moonbeam
just reach for the sky and catch some
and drift in the celestial jet stream

We'll see our way by the soft gleam
left by Polaris, so won't you come
ride with me on a moonbeam

Just you and me, we'll form a team;
forget all about where we came from,
and drift in the celestial jet stream

Once around Venus then back downstream,
on this magical night, let's just succumb;
ride with me on a moonbeam

Catch stardust to line the inside of a dream
smooth over the edges with our thumb
and drift in the celestial jet stream

Bring your camera and scope supreme
to photograph the view, oh please come 
ride with me on a moonbeam
and drift in the celestial jet stream. 


january 2006
Janet Reid