already whole

The day the moon became the sun

She grew a long red beard

Put on her hat, and smoked her pipe

Soon after, disappeared.

And we all forgot. And we all forgot.

All the while the moon was singing:

I am more than what you see, I am more than what you see

When I am red, I’m still gray

When I am gone, I’m still there

When I am waning, I am full

I am everything at once.

And we sang back, to the moon:

Let us remember, let us remember

That we are already whole

Let us remember, let us remember

That we are already whole

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The day the sun became the moon

He slivered into curves

And wore a silky turqoise dress

That floated in the wind

His hair out long, the curls swung down

Like rope, we thought we could climb up to him

For we all forgot, for we all forgot.

All the while the sun kept singing:

You cannot come close to me

You cannot look into me

I am everywhere at once

My light is what you see

I grow the gardens

I lift the seeds

I dry the river

And I burn the trees

But will you ever truly see me?

And we sang back to the sun:

Let us remember, let us remember

That we may never be known

Let us remember, let us remember

That we may never be known

Let us remember

Let us remember

Remember

Remember

Remember

Remember

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