Why does the moon..?

Why does the moon look so pale and wan -

The marks on her reminds me

Of a lovely yet emaciated swan

Is it because she roams without taking rest ?

Because she’s been wandering-

North, south, east and west..

She looks like a lonely waif,

A reflector poised in space

And sometimes to enliven herself,

With a cloud, does have a race

And as she sails serenely on

Laughs at it its slow pace.

While sometimes she hides behind it too

As if to hide her face

And in the day she looks so strange

So old and haggard too

As if she’s tired of her permanent job

And would gladly do another trade.

But in the night, she’s her former self

Except when she’s waning away

And then you can hear the sound of a child

Regretfully wailing for her to stay…