Just before it fades away
to be reborn, brand new,
like a perfectly manicured fingernail
is the waning crescent moon.
It’s out of reach, this little moon
that shines like polished stone.
But just before it fades, rejoice,
as we’ve ten little moons of our own!
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Jackie Hosking is a picture-book author and poet. Jackie’s books have been published by Walker Books, Scholastic and Larrikin House. Her latest, When Santa Got Stuck in a Gum Tree (Walker Books Australia), was published on 1 September 2024. Her poetry has appeared in magazines and anthologies all over the world. Jackie’s favourite thing to do is to write in rhyme and metre and when she’s not writing in rhyme and metre she likes to help other writers with their writing.
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