They float to the moon
in origami rockets.
Astronauts from
a childhood fantasy.
The moon smells
like a green apple.
They walk freely
on its skin without
helmets or spacesuits.
They build a town.
Stores and houses.
Schools and libraries.
A street fair with
lots of free parking.
And the moon people
come to live there.
Up from their craters
and their moon caves.
A gentle sleepy race.
Just the right sort
to carry our dreams.
Copyright © 2003 Bruce Boston
Bruce Boston is the author of thirty books, including the novel Stained Glass Rain. His work has appeared in hundreds of publications, including Asimov's, Year's Best Fantasy and Horror, and the Nebula Awards Showcase, and won numerous awards, including the Grand Master Award of the Science Fiction Poetry Association.