Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, TRUANTS, by CARMELITA A. LECLAIR


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TRUANTS, by                    
First Line: The moonbeams live, pulsate, and dance
Last Line: To a punishment they had earned.
Subject(s): Absence; Babies; Family Life; Separation; Isolation; Infants; Relatives


The moonbeams live, pulsate, and dance
Just as do you and I.
I can prove it, although I am ashamed
To admit I was a spy.

It happened in midsummer
When the moon was most daring.
Vibrant and reckless with joyous splendor
She allowed her babes to flaunt uncaring.

These moonbeams slid down on the rail
Until they reached the sea.
This was the end of the moon slide,
And they could play carefree.

Not often could they venture here
So far from mother's eye.
They made the most of this rare chance
Where they could laugh and sway and fly.

They were human too, I remember.
If they slid off the crest of a wave,
I could hear an echoing splash
And a murmur to come and save.

Even in size they were not alike
I recall now again.
Some were mere infant streaks
While some were on the wane.

Taken altogether, I must admit
These souls of silver sheen
Are near and dear to this heart of mine
And I am glad I was unseen.

For the last part was the best of all
Mother Moon grew concerned,
And the beams scrambled up that slide
To a punishment they had earned.





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