Mooning Forever

Robert Faron
Chalkboard
Published in
Dec 9, 2020
Photo by Ben White on Unsplash

The days of high school lovers

Pass,

Bases Counted, home runs

Denied.

Their college dates are fun, but

Matching,

Until she goes with his

Roommate,

Leaving him mooning

Forever.

© 2020 Robert Faron

Thanks to Ana-Maria Schweitzer for the moving poem and moody prompt, Moon.

https://medium.com/chalkboard/improbable-sleep-c49d3bcb81e0

And thanks to Kathy, Harper Thorpe, and the rest of the Chalkboard team.

  1. behave or move in a listless and aimless manner.
  2. “lying in bed eating candy, mooning around”

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Robert Faron
Chalkboard

Retired, but not from life and love, adding poetry to a life exploring metaphor.