One of the most beautiful and poetic lights in the sky is the crescent moon. Often written about…used as a logo…a symbol of different meanings to different peoples, it’s technically is just the sliver of light we see on the moon as it goes through a certain monthly phase.

So, the crescent moon is just a phase.

But don’t try to tell that to the poets, philosophers, and dreamy-eyed songwriters of the centuries. There has been no end to the attempts at capturing emotions using this monthly sliver of light in the night sky.

And I’m certainly no exception. I recently wrote a song for my “Bedtime Buckaroos” collection of lullaby songs for kids called “Cowpoke’s Lullaby.” In it I described the crescent moon as a “fingernail moon.” If you’ve read my illustrated ebook or seen the video that goes with the song, you already know what I meant.

About 40 years ago I wrote a little song called “Crescent Moon,” and it was about that same sliver of light. Only that time I was describing a common feeling I shared with someone else, and the moon was a good way to tie it together. After all…no matter where you are in the world, you see the same moon I see. Right?

Well, here are the lyrics to…

Crescent Moon

I know how well you love the crescent moon.
I remember things like that,
Yes, I do remember things that make you happy.
For if anyone can say the magic words
To draw a smile on your face…
I hope that you say I can.
I know how much you love to swim in the ocean.
And I can almost see the surf splashing on your back
Making you look so dizzy.
We think so much alike, we surely must be one…
Inseparable as is the sun from the dawn.
I know how well you love to plant roses
And watch them grow, and see them bloom,
And see them glow under the crescent moon.

© 1974 Tony Funderburk
July 1

In Faith, Hope, and Love,