Moon Directions
Before you start to make a moon
measure the width of the sky
and gauge the distance from the sun.
Next out of a knot of stars
hook light on its fragile needle.
Be sure to cast on stitches
enough to reach the frothed hems
of all the blue seas of the world.
Work circle-wise for the desired size--
then slip its white curve off
and bind the edges
with a single caught breath.
The sea is also a needlewoman
and with kelp her strong thread
she stitches a beach
her fabric shined silk the moon rides
on which she embroiders
the white borders of waves.