A Bad Moon is Rising Soon

a poem inspired by a John Fogerty penned song

I'm not going (too) far out

On any limbs tonight

As the sky's telling me

That it won't turn out right

So, I'm keeping my doors

And my windows shut tight

A bad moon is rising soon

And the sky fills me with fright

So, I'll stay out of sight

And not go (too) far out

On any limbs tonight

May others rake the moon's light

Jim Lonsdale Poetry 2025

Author's Note

A tribute to the Creedence Clearwater Revival song "Bad Moon Rising" with a Wiltshiresque ending