Tubber Moon
At Tubber Cross a sorry moon
Grins at struggling stars that tune
Their brightness in the key of ruin
And hammer out a song.
Its warning ring is clearly drawn
While farmers at their tellies yawn
The dewbacked cows will wait til dawn
Beneath the haloed hill.
Boats will rock the songstars roar
Seaswell open up and pour
The poison from the ocean's floor
Upon the blistered land.
The moon it darkens in disgrace
Clouds on crutches hide its face
And wind and rain their boots unlaced
Are bringing home the storm.
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