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!