The moon behind the cloud©2019TonyFallon0721

The moon behind the cloud©2019TonyFallon0721

I hate driving on winter roads when they are snowy or freezing

The thoughts of what could happen to me are very displeasing

You can’t live in a glass houses so you may wind up stranded

In a winter blizzard where great care in driving is demanded

I was on the mountain roadway it had not yet been plowed

The moon that shone once so brightly was now behind a cloud

I was dreaming about you as I made a slow unsteady pace

If I should wind up in a ditch I would see your lovely face

For in my car is your picture right behind the mirror

I also have you in my heart so you are always nearer

If I had my way I’d have a portrait but that is not allowed

I have to curse the darkness with the moon behind the cloud

Ten miles out of town I must have hit some icy coating

When I returned to this earth I thought I was floating, floating

My shoulder and ribs were aching and I was missing teeth

The car was upside down for the roof was now underneath

I heard sirens wailing and very soon there was a crowd

I knew the moon was in the sky but it was hidden by the cloud

When you go off a mountain road there are no guarantees

I would have been in the river if it hadn’t been for all the trees

I told them your location and a fire truck brought you there

And I heard you constantly leading all the volunteers in prayer

The chopper was full of medicals you were the only civilian allowed

As if by magic the moon peeped its head from behind the cloud