Moon Dreams

Moon Dreams


If I experiment
with words
I can tell you
how my brother
returned one night
as the moon was rising

He came in full
strength of old
and not as I last
saw him
preparing to leave
this earth

We talked and
laughed as
siblings do
with memories
in common

Yet even in dreams
I knew he could
not stay as
I watched him move
through time
and space
with a joy at being alive

I awoke to see
the full moon
rising
and wished
my brother
safe travels
on the other side

                      -Joan Ramseyer