I Took the Moon For A Walk

I took the moon for a walk last night
 It followed behind like a still summer kite
 Though there wasn't a string or a tail in site
 When I took the moon for a walk
 I carried my flashlight just in case
 The got scared and hid its face
 But it peeked through the clouds fragile as lace
 When I took the moon for a walk
 I warned the moon
 To rise a bit higher
 So it wouldn't get hooked
 On a church's tall spire
 While the neighborhood dogs
 Made a train whistle choir
 When I took the moon for a walk
 We tiptoed through grass where the nightcrawlers creep
 When the rust bellied robins have fallen asleep
 And the moon called the dew so the grass seemed to week
 When I took the moon for a walk
 We raced for the swings
 Where I kicked my feet high
 And imagined the moon
 Had just asked me to fly
 Hand holding hand
 Through the starry night sky
 When I took the moon for a walk
 Then as we went back the moon kept me in sight
 It followed me home and it stayed there all night
 And it thanked me by sharing its sweet sleepy light
 When I took the moon for a walk