Who spun the blush into the morning sky?

Who spun the blush into the morning sky

Who taught the wren to both sing and fly

Who tailored the suit for lord magpie

It was I said the moon, coy and shy

It was I said the moon, coy and shy

Whose idea was it for the leaves to fall

The river to spate, the summer to stall

The teasels to snatch like the ravens call

It was I said the moon overlooking us all

It was I said the moon overlooking us all

Who waits for the heron at the skimming pool

Who schools the bee in the golden rules

Who teaches the hare to box and duel

It is I said the moon wise and cool

It is I said the moon wise and cool

Who convinced the owl to sing out the dusk

The fox to hunt in bracken of rust

The badger to truffle shrewd and robust

It was I said the moon with true wanderlust

It was I said the moon with true wanderlust

And if the grounds swell and the airs boil asunder

I shall pale from my throne at all those beauties squandered

But whether I gibbous, wane, wax or wander

I shall always be above spilling my wonder

'Badger Holds the Moon Aloft'

Detail from original watercolour with gold leaf by Jackie Morris

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'Said the Moon' a poem by Christopher Jelley of Seven Fables

Originally published in a Seven Fables newsletter February 2024 - subscribe here!